How To Install xaw3dg-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install xaw3dg-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. xaw3dg-dev is Xaw3d widget set development package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xaw3dg-dev on Debian 12.

What is xaw3dg-dev

xaw3dg-dev is:

Xaw3d is a set of 3-D widgets based on the R6.1 Athena Widget set, which adds a three dimensional appearance on some of the widgets of X11 applications linked with this library.

This is the development package (includes files and static library) of the xaw3dg library.

There are three methods to install xaw3dg-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 xaw3dg-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 xaw3dg-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xaw3dg-dev

Install xaw3dg-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xaw3dg-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xaw3dg-dev

Install xaw3dg-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 xaw3dg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xaw3dg-dev

How To Uninstall xaw3dg-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the xaw3dg-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xaw3dg-dev

Uninstall xaw3dg-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xaw3dg-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xaw3dg-dev

Remove xaw3dg-dev Configurations and Data

To remove xaw3dg-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xaw3dg-dev

Remove xaw3dg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xaw3dg-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xaw3dg-dev

Dependencies

xaw3dg-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xaw3dg-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.