How To Install libwps-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwps-dev on Debian 12.
What is libwps-dev
libwps-dev is:
libwps is a library (for use by word processors, for example) for importing the Microsoft Works word processor file format. As of November 2006, the project is new, but it imports Works format versions 2, 3, 4, and 8 with some formatting. Support for Works formats version 2000 (aka 5) is coming soon.
This package contains the files needed for developing applications using libwps.
There are three methods to install libwps-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 libwps-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 libwps-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwps-dev
Install libwps-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwps-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwps-dev
Install libwps-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 libwps-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwps-dev
How To Uninstall libwps-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libwps-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwps-dev
Uninstall libwps-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwps-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwps-dev
Remove libwps-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwps-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwps-dev
Remove libwps-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwps-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwps-dev
Dependencies
libwps-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwps-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
