How To Install wayfire-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wayfire-dev on Debian 12.
What is wayfire-dev
wayfire-dev is:
Wayfire is a 3D Wayland compositor, inspired by Compiz and based on wlroots. It aims to create a customizable, extendable and lightweight environment without sacrificing its appearance.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install wayfire-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 wayfire-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 wayfire-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wayfire-dev
Install wayfire-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wayfire-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wayfire-dev
Install wayfire-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 wayfire-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wayfire-dev
How To Uninstall wayfire-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the wayfire-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wayfire-dev
Uninstall wayfire-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wayfire-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wayfire-dev
Remove wayfire-dev Configurations and Data
To remove wayfire-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wayfire-dev
Remove wayfire-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wayfire-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wayfire-dev
Dependencies
wayfire-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wayfire-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.