How To Install libwxsvg-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libwxsvg-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libwxsvg-dev is Development files for wxSVG

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwxsvg-dev on Debian 12.

What is libwxsvg-dev

libwxsvg-dev is:

wxSVG is a C++ library to create, manipulate and render Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files with the wxWidgets toolkit.

This package contains the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwxsvg-dev

Install libwxsvg-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwxsvg-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libwxsvg-dev

How To Uninstall libwxsvg-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libwxsvg-dev

Uninstall libwxsvg-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwxsvg-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwxsvg-dev

Remove libwxsvg-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libwxsvg-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwxsvg-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libwxsvg-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwxsvg-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.