How To Install libweston-10-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libweston-10-dev on Debian 12.
What is libweston-10-dev
libweston-10-dev is:
Part of the Wayland project is also the Weston reference implementation of a Wayland compositor. Weston can run as an X client or under Linux KMS and ships with a few demo clients. The Weston compositor is a minimal and fast compositor and is suitable for many embedded and mobile use cases.
This package includes the libweston headers.
There are three methods to install libweston-10-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 libweston-10-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 libweston-10-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libweston-10-dev
Install libweston-10-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libweston-10-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libweston-10-dev
Install libweston-10-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 libweston-10-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libweston-10-dev
How To Uninstall libweston-10-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libweston-10-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libweston-10-dev
Uninstall libweston-10-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libweston-10-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libweston-10-dev
Remove libweston-10-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libweston-10-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libweston-10-dev
Remove libweston-10-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libweston-10-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libweston-10-dev
Dependencies
libweston-10-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libweston-10-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
