How To Install libwraster-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwraster-dev on Debian 9. libwraster-dev is Static libraries and headers of Window Maker rasterizer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwraster-dev on Debian 9.

What is `libwraster-dev`

libwraster-dev is:

This library is used to manipulate images and convert them to a format that can be displayed through the X window system. Read the wraster.h header for an idea of what is available

Contains libwraster and header files, for manipulating and rasterizing images.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwraster-dev

Install libwraster-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwraster-dev

Install libwraster-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 libwraster-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwraster-dev

How To Uninstall libwraster-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libwraster-dev

Uninstall libwraster-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwraster-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwraster-dev

Remove libwraster-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libwraster-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwraster-dev

Remove libwraster-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwraster-dev

Dependencies

libwraster-dev have the following dependencies:

References

libwraster-dev website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwraster-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.