How To Install libqt4-designer on Debian 10

Learn how to install libqt4-designer on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libqt4-designer is Qt 4 designer module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt4-designer on Debian 10.

What is libqt4-designer

libqt4-designer is:

Qt is a cross-platform C++ application framework. Qt’s primary feature is its rich set of widgets that provide standard GUI functionality.

The QtDesigner module provides classes that allow you to create your own custom widget plugins for Qt Designer, and classes that enable you to access Qt Designer’s components.

There are three methods to install libqt4-designer on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libqt4-designer Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt4-designer using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqt4-designer

Install libqt4-designer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt4-designer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqt4-designer

Install libqt4-designer 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 libqt4-designer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqt4-designer

How To Uninstall libqt4-designer on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libqt4-designer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqt4-designer

Uninstall libqt4-designer And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqt4-designer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt4-designer

Remove libqt4-designer Configurations and Data

To remove libqt4-designer configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqt4-designer

Remove libqt4-designer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqt4-designer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt4-designer

Dependencies

libqt4-designer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt4-designer package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.