How To Install libwpd-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwpd-dev on Debian 12.
What is libwpd-dev
libwpd-dev is:
libwpd is a library for reading and writing WordPerfect(TM) documents. Importing from WordPerfect 4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11 and WordPerfect for Macintosh 1.x/2.x/3.5e files are supported. libwpd has complete support for the entire set of WordPerfect extended characters, too.
This package contains files used for development with libwpd.
There are three methods to install libwpd-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 libwpd-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 libwpd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwpd-dev
Install libwpd-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwpd-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwpd-dev
Install libwpd-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 libwpd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwpd-dev
How To Uninstall libwpd-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libwpd-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwpd-dev
Uninstall libwpd-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwpd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwpd-dev
Remove libwpd-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwpd-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwpd-dev
Remove libwpd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwpd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwpd-dev
Dependencies
libwpd-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwpd-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
