How To Install libtwin0 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libtwin0 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libtwin0 is tiny window system (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtwin0 on Debian 10.

What is libtwin0

libtwin0 is:

With embedded systems gaining high resolution displays and powerful CPUs, the desire for sophisticated graphical user interfaces can be realized in even the smallest of systems. While the CPU power available for a given power budget has increased dramatically, these tiny systems remain severely memory constrained. This unique environment presents interesting challenges in graphical system design and implementation. Using ideas from modern window systems in larger environments, TWIN offers overlapping translucent windows, anti-aliased graphics and scalable fonts in a total memory budget of 100KB.

There are three methods to install libtwin0 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libtwin0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtwin0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtwin0

Install libtwin0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtwin0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtwin0

Install libtwin0 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 libtwin0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtwin0

How To Uninstall libtwin0 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libtwin0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtwin0

Uninstall libtwin0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtwin0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtwin0

Remove libtwin0 Configurations and Data

To remove libtwin0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtwin0

Remove libtwin0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtwin0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtwin0

Dependencies

libtwin0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtwin0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.