How To Install kdevelop on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdevelop on Debian 9. kdevelop is integrated development environment for KDE

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdevelop on Debian 9.

What is kdevelop

kdevelop is:

KDevelop is an easy to use integrated development environment for KDE. It supports a wide range of programming languages and features project management, an advanced editor, a class browser and an integrated debugger.

The application wizard can generate fully functional projects for terminal programs and GUI programs using Qt, KDE or GNOME.

There are three methods to install kdevelop 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 kdevelop Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kdevelop

Install kdevelop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kdevelop using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kdevelop

Install kdevelop 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 kdevelop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kdevelop

How To Uninstall kdevelop on Debian 9

To uninstall only the kdevelop package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kdevelop

Uninstall kdevelop And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kdevelop

Remove kdevelop Configurations and Data

To remove kdevelop configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kdevelop

Remove kdevelop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kdevelop

Dependencies

kdevelop have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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