How To Install wayland-scanner++ on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wayland-scanner++ on Debian 11.
What is wayland-scanner++
wayland-scanner++ is:
Wayland is a protocol for a compositor to talk to its clients as well as a C library implementation of that protocol. The compositor can be a standalone display server running on Linux kernel modesetting and evdev input devices, an X application, or a wayland client itself. The clients can be traditional applications, X servers (rootless or fullscreen) or other display servers.
This package ships the C++ code generator binary.
There are three methods to install wayland-scanner++ on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install wayland-scanner++ Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wayland-scanner++ using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wayland-scanner++
Install wayland-scanner++ Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wayland-scanner++ using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wayland-scanner++
Install wayland-scanner++ 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 wayland-scanner++ using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wayland-scanner++
How To Uninstall wayland-scanner++ on Debian 11
To uninstall only the wayland-scanner++ package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wayland-scanner++
Uninstall wayland-scanner++ And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wayland-scanner++ and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wayland-scanner++
Remove wayland-scanner++ Configurations and Data
To remove wayland-scanner++ configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wayland-scanner++
Remove wayland-scanner++ configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wayland-scanner++ configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wayland-scanner++
Dependencies
wayland-scanner++ have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wayland-scanner++ package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.