How To Install libnewt-pic on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnewt-pic on Debian 9.
What is libnewt-pic
libnewt-pic is:
This is used to develop subsets of the newt shared libraries for use on custom installation floppies and in embedded systems. Unless you’re making one of those, you won’t need this package.
There are three methods to install libnewt-pic on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnewt-pic Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnewt-pic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnewt-pic
Install libnewt-pic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnewt-pic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnewt-pic
Install libnewt-pic 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 libnewt-pic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnewt-pic
How To Uninstall libnewt-pic on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libnewt-pic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnewt-pic
Uninstall libnewt-pic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnewt-pic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnewt-pic
Remove libnewt-pic Configurations and Data
To remove libnewt-pic configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnewt-pic
Remove libnewt-pic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnewt-pic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnewt-pic
Dependencies
libnewt-pic have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnewt-pic package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.