How To Install libwacom9 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libwacom9 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libwacom9 is Wacom model feature query library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwacom9 on Debian 12.

What is libwacom9

libwacom9 is:

libwacom is a library to identify wacom tablets and their model-specific features. It provides easy access to information such as “is this a built-in on-screen tablet”, “what is the size of this model”, etc.

There are three methods to install libwacom9 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 libwacom9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwacom9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwacom9

Install libwacom9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwacom9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwacom9

Install libwacom9 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 libwacom9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwacom9

How To Uninstall libwacom9 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libwacom9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwacom9

Uninstall libwacom9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwacom9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwacom9

Remove libwacom9 Configurations and Data

To remove libwacom9 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwacom9

Remove libwacom9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwacom9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwacom9

Dependencies

libwacom9 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwacom9 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.