How To Install libow-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libow-dev on Debian 9.
What is libow-dev
libow-dev is:
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This package includes development libraries and C header files.
There are three methods to install libow-dev 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 libow-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 libow-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libow-dev
Install libow-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libow-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libow-dev
Install libow-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 libow-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libow-dev
How To Uninstall libow-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libow-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libow-dev
Uninstall libow-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libow-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libow-dev
Remove libow-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libow-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libow-dev
Remove libow-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libow-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libow-dev
Dependencies
libow-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libow-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.