How To Install wev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wev on Debian 12.
What is wev
wev is:
tool for debugging events on a Wayland window, analogous to the X11 tool xev
There are three methods to install wev 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 wev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wev
Install wev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wev
Install wev 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 wev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wev
How To Uninstall wev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the wev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wev
Uninstall wev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wev
Remove wev Configurations and Data
To remove wev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wev
Remove wev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wev
Dependencies
wev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
