How To Install libqt5xdg2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5xdg2 on Debian 9.
What is libqt5xdg2
libqt5xdg2 is:
This library implements functions of the XDG Specifications in Qt. It is part of LXQt.
This package provides the shared library.
There are three methods to install libqt5xdg2 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 libqt5xdg2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt5xdg2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqt5xdg2
Install libqt5xdg2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt5xdg2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqt5xdg2
Install libqt5xdg2 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 libqt5xdg2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqt5xdg2
How To Uninstall libqt5xdg2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libqt5xdg2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqt5xdg2
Uninstall libqt5xdg2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqt5xdg2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt5xdg2
Remove libqt5xdg2 Configurations and Data
To remove libqt5xdg2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqt5xdg2
Remove libqt5xdg2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqt5xdg2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt5xdg2
Dependencies
libqt5xdg2 have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5dbus5
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5widgets5
- libqt5xdgiconloader2
- libqt5xml5
- libstdc++6
- libfile-mimeinfo-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5xdg2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
