How To Install libinterviews-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinterviews-dev on Debian 12.
What is libinterviews-dev
libinterviews-dev is:
InterViews is a C++ GUI library from Stanford University and Silicon Graphics with a Motif look and feel.
It is used by the NEURON simulator for legacy UI support, and should not be used by newly written code.
There are three methods to install libinterviews-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libinterviews-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libinterviews-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libinterviews-dev
Install libinterviews-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libinterviews-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libinterviews-dev
Install libinterviews-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libinterviews-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libinterviews-dev
How To Uninstall libinterviews-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libinterviews-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libinterviews-dev
Uninstall libinterviews-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libinterviews-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinterviews-dev
Remove libinterviews-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libinterviews-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libinterviews-dev
Remove libinterviews-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libinterviews-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libinterviews-dev
Dependencies
libinterviews-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinterviews-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
