How To Install libtgowt-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libtgowt-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libtgowt-dev is telegram related WebRTC fork

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtgowt-dev on Debian 12.

What is libtgowt-dev

libtgowt-dev is:

This supporting package contains a reduced fork of WebRTC source code. It is primarily needed for build support of video calls in Telegram Desktop. WebRTC project, in general, provides applications real-time capabilities that work on top of an open standard.

There are three methods to install libtgowt-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 libtgowt-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 libtgowt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtgowt-dev

Install libtgowt-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtgowt-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtgowt-dev

Install libtgowt-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 libtgowt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtgowt-dev

How To Uninstall libtgowt-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libtgowt-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtgowt-dev

Uninstall libtgowt-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtgowt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtgowt-dev

Remove libtgowt-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libtgowt-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtgowt-dev

Remove libtgowt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtgowt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtgowt-dev

Dependencies

libtgowt-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtgowt-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.