How To Install witty-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install witty-dev on Debian 9. witty-dev is C++ library for webapps [devel] (transition package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install witty-dev on Debian 9.

What is witty-dev

witty-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 installs development files for building software that uses the Wt libraries.

This is a dummy transition package and can be safely removed.

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

sudo apt-get -y install witty-dev

Install witty-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install witty-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install witty-dev

How To Uninstall witty-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove witty-dev

Uninstall witty-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall witty-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove witty-dev

Remove witty-dev Configurations and Data

To remove witty-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge witty-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

witty-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install witty-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.