How To Install libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg on Debian 9. libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg is Qt5 Designer plugin for QScintilla 2 (debug)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg

libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg is:

QScintilla is a text editor for 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.

Styling choices are more open than with many editors, allowing the use of proportional fonts, bold and italics, multiple foreground and background colours and multiple fonts.

This package contains the debug extensions for the QScintilla 2 widget in the Qt5 UI Designer.

There are three methods to install libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg 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 libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg

Install libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg

Install libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg 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 libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg

How To Uninstall libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg

Uninstall libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg

Remove libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg

Remove libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg

Dependencies

libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.