How To Install libwtext-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwtext-dev on Debian 9.
What is libwtext-dev
libwtext-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 Wt ExtJS adapter library.
There are three methods to install libwtext-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 libwtext-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 libwtext-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwtext-dev
Install libwtext-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwtext-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwtext-dev
Install libwtext-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 libwtext-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwtext-dev
How To Uninstall libwtext-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libwtext-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwtext-dev
Uninstall libwtext-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwtext-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwtext-dev
Remove libwtext-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwtext-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwtext-dev
Remove libwtext-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwtext-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwtext-dev
Dependencies
libwtext-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwtext-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.