How To Install libqimageblitz-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqimageblitz-dev on Debian 9. libqimageblitz-dev is development files for the QImageBlitz image effects library

Introduction

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

What is libqimageblitz-dev

libqimageblitz-dev is:

QImageBlitz is an interim graphical effect and filter library for KDE that contains many improvements over KDE 3.x’s kdefx library, including bugfixes and speed improvements.

This package contains development files for building software that uses the QImageBlitz library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libqimageblitz-dev

Install libqimageblitz-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqimageblitz-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libqimageblitz-dev

How To Uninstall libqimageblitz-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libqimageblitz-dev

Uninstall libqimageblitz-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqimageblitz-dev

Remove libqimageblitz-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libqimageblitz-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libqimageblitz-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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