How To Install libappstreamqt2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libappstreamqt2 on Debian 9.
What is libappstreamqt2
libappstreamqt2 is:
AppStream is a metadata specification, allowing to write metadata for software projects in a standardized format. This allows software centers to display useful information for not installed software, as well as determining software the user might want to install (e.g. to open an unknown file type or to make missing firmware available).
This package contains a Qt-based library to access AppStream services, like the software component metadata pool.
There are three methods to install libappstreamqt2 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 libappstreamqt2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libappstreamqt2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libappstreamqt2
Install libappstreamqt2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libappstreamqt2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libappstreamqt2
Install libappstreamqt2 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 libappstreamqt2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libappstreamqt2
How To Uninstall libappstreamqt2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libappstreamqt2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libappstreamqt2
Uninstall libappstreamqt2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libappstreamqt2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libappstreamqt2
Remove libappstreamqt2 Configurations and Data
To remove libappstreamqt2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libappstreamqt2
Remove libappstreamqt2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libappstreamqt2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libappstreamqt2
Dependencies
libappstreamqt2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libappstreamqt2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
