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