How To Install libwslay-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwslay-dev on Debian 12.
What is libwslay-dev
libwslay-dev is:
WebSocket library written in C. It implements the protocol version 13 described in RFC 6455. This library offers 2 levels of API: event-based API and frame-based low-level API. For event-based API, it is suitable for non-blocking reactor pattern style. You can set callbacks in various events. For frame-based API, you can send WebSocket frame directly. Wslay only supports data transfer part of WebSocket protocol and does not perform opening handshake in HTTP.
Wslay supports:
- Text/Binary messages.
- Automatic ping reply.
- Callback interface.
- External event loop.
- Wslay does not perform any I/O operations for its own. Instead, it offers callbacks for them. This makes Wslay independent on any I/O frameworks, SSL, sockets, etc. This makes Wslay portable across various platforms and the application authors can choose freely I/O frameworks.
The binary contains development files.
There are three methods to install libwslay-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 libwslay-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 libwslay-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwslay-dev
Install libwslay-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwslay-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwslay-dev
Install libwslay-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 libwslay-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwslay-dev
How To Uninstall libwslay-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libwslay-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwslay-dev
Uninstall libwslay-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwslay-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwslay-dev
Remove libwslay-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwslay-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwslay-dev
Remove libwslay-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwslay-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwslay-dev
Dependencies
libwslay-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwslay-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
