How To Install libmotif-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmotif-dev on Debian 12.
What is libmotif-dev
libmotif-dev is:
Motif is the industry standard GUI component toolkit for *NIX.
This package provides everything needed for developing Motif applications, including header files, static libraries and the API manual pages.
There are three methods to install libmotif-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 libmotif-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 libmotif-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmotif-dev
Install libmotif-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmotif-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmotif-dev
Install libmotif-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 libmotif-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmotif-dev
How To Uninstall libmotif-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmotif-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmotif-dev
Uninstall libmotif-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmotif-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmotif-dev
Remove libmotif-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmotif-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmotif-dev
Remove libmotif-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmotif-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmotif-dev
Dependencies
libmotif-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmotif-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
