How To Install libwtdbopostgres-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwtdbopostgres-dev on Debian 9. libwtdbopostgres-dev is PostgreSQL backend for Wt

Introduction

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

What is libwtdbopostgres-dev

libwtdbopostgres-dev is:

Wt (pronounced ‘witty’) is a C++ library and application server for developing and deploying web applications. The API is widget-centric and offers complete abstraction of any web-specific application details.

This package contains the development files for the PostgreSQL backend for Wt::Dbo.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwtdbopostgres-dev

Install libwtdbopostgres-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwtdbopostgres-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libwtdbopostgres-dev

How To Uninstall libwtdbopostgres-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libwtdbopostgres-dev

Uninstall libwtdbopostgres-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwtdbopostgres-dev

Remove libwtdbopostgres-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libwtdbopostgres-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libwtdbopostgres-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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