How To Install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev on Debian 9.
What is libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev is:
WebKit is a web content engine, derived from KHTML and KJS from KDE, and used primarily in Apple’s Safari browser. It is made to be embedded in other applications, such as mail readers, or web browsers.
It is able to display content such as HTML, SVG, XML, and others. It also supports DOM, XMLHttpRequest, XSLT, CSS, JavaScript/ECMAScript and more.
WebKit2 is an API layer for WebKit designed from the ground up to support a split process model, where the web content lives in a separate process from the application UI.
This build comes from the GTK+ port of WebKit (API version 4.0).
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-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 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-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 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
Install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
Install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-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 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
How To Uninstall libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
Uninstall libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
Remove libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
Remove libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
Dependencies
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.