How To Install libqscintilla2-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqscintilla2-doc on Debian 9. libqscintilla2-doc is API documentation for QScintilla 2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqscintilla2-doc on Debian 9.

What is libqscintilla2-doc

libqscintilla2-doc is:

QScintilla is a text editor for Qt4 and Qt5 with features especially useful when writing and debugging source code. These include support for syntax styling, error indicators, code completion, call tips and margins.

This package contains API documentation and usage examples for QScintilla 2 with both Qt4 and Qt5.

There are three methods to install libqscintilla2-doc 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 libqscintilla2-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqscintilla2-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqscintilla2-doc

Install libqscintilla2-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqscintilla2-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqscintilla2-doc

Install libqscintilla2-doc 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 libqscintilla2-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqscintilla2-doc

How To Uninstall libqscintilla2-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libqscintilla2-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqscintilla2-doc

Uninstall libqscintilla2-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqscintilla2-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqscintilla2-doc

Remove libqscintilla2-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libqscintilla2-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqscintilla2-doc

Remove libqscintilla2-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqscintilla2-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqscintilla2-doc

Dependencies

libqscintilla2-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqscintilla2-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.