How To Install libwpe-1.0-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libwpe-1.0-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libwpe-1.0-dev is Base library for the WPE WebKit port - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwpe-1.0-dev on Debian 12.

What is libwpe-1.0-dev

libwpe-1.0-dev is:

libwpe is a small C library designed for the WPE port of the WebKit browser engine. This library defines platform-agnostic interfaces that WPE WebKit uses to nest Web content presentation between the platform-provided graphics system and the application-specific use cases.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libwpe-1.0-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 libwpe-1.0-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 libwpe-1.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwpe-1.0-dev

Install libwpe-1.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwpe-1.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwpe-1.0-dev

Install libwpe-1.0-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 libwpe-1.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwpe-1.0-dev

How To Uninstall libwpe-1.0-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libwpe-1.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwpe-1.0-dev

Uninstall libwpe-1.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwpe-1.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwpe-1.0-dev

Remove libwpe-1.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libwpe-1.0-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwpe-1.0-dev

Remove libwpe-1.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwpe-1.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwpe-1.0-dev

Dependencies

libwpe-1.0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwpe-1.0-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.