How To Install libqt4-opengl on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt4-opengl on Debian 10.
What is libqt4-opengl
libqt4-opengl 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 QtOpenGL module offers classes that make it easy to use OpenGL in Qt applications.
OpenGL is a standard API for rendering 3D graphics. OpenGL only deals with 3D rendering and provides little or no support for GUI programming issues.
There are three methods to install libqt4-opengl 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-opengl 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-opengl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqt4-opengl
Install libqt4-opengl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt4-opengl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqt4-opengl
Install libqt4-opengl 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-opengl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqt4-opengl
How To Uninstall libqt4-opengl on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libqt4-opengl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqt4-opengl
Uninstall libqt4-opengl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqt4-opengl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt4-opengl
Remove libqt4-opengl Configurations and Data
To remove libqt4-opengl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqt4-opengl
Remove libqt4-opengl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqt4-opengl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt4-opengl
Dependencies
libqt4-opengl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt4-opengl package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
