How To Install libqgpgme7 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqgpgme7 on Debian 9. libqgpgme7 is library for GPGME integration with Qt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqgpgme7 on Debian 9.

What is libqgpgme7

libqgpgme7 is:

QGpgME is a library that provides GPGME integration with QEventLoop and some Qt datatypes (e.g. QByteArray).

This is the official upstream Qt binding for GPGME.

There are three methods to install libqgpgme7 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 libqgpgme7 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqgpgme7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqgpgme7

Install libqgpgme7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqgpgme7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqgpgme7

Install libqgpgme7 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 libqgpgme7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqgpgme7

How To Uninstall libqgpgme7 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libqgpgme7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqgpgme7

Uninstall libqgpgme7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqgpgme7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqgpgme7

Remove libqgpgme7 Configurations and Data

To remove libqgpgme7 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqgpgme7

Remove libqgpgme7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqgpgme7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqgpgme7

Dependencies

libqgpgme7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqgpgme7 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.