How To Install libqt5opengl5-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5opengl5-dev on Debian 9. libqt5opengl5-dev is Qt 5 OpenGL library development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5opengl5-dev on Debian 9.

What is libqt5opengl5-dev

libqt5opengl5-dev is:

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

This package contains the development files needed to build Qt 5 applications using QtOpenGL library.

There are three methods to install libqt5opengl5-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 libqt5opengl5-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 libqt5opengl5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqt5opengl5-dev

Install libqt5opengl5-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt5opengl5-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqt5opengl5-dev

Install libqt5opengl5-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 libqt5opengl5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqt5opengl5-dev

How To Uninstall libqt5opengl5-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libqt5opengl5-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqt5opengl5-dev

Uninstall libqt5opengl5-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqt5opengl5-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt5opengl5-dev

Remove libqt5opengl5-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libqt5opengl5-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqt5opengl5-dev

Remove libqt5opengl5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqt5opengl5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt5opengl5-dev

Dependencies

libqt5opengl5-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5opengl5-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.