How To Install libqtdbus4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtdbus4 on Debian 9. libqtdbus4 is Qt 4 D-Bus module library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtdbus4 on Debian 9.

What is libqtdbus4

libqtdbus4 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 QtDBus module is a Unix-only library that you can use to make Inter-Process Communication using the D-Bus protocol.

Applications using the QtDBus module can provide services to other, remote applications by exporting objects, as well as use services exported by those applications by placing calls and accessing properties.

There are three methods to install libqtdbus4 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 libqtdbus4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqtdbus4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqtdbus4

Install libqtdbus4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqtdbus4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqtdbus4

Install libqtdbus4 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 libqtdbus4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqtdbus4

How To Uninstall libqtdbus4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libqtdbus4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqtdbus4

Uninstall libqtdbus4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqtdbus4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqtdbus4

Remove libqtdbus4 Configurations and Data

To remove libqtdbus4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqtdbus4

Remove libqtdbus4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqtdbus4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqtdbus4

Dependencies

libqtdbus4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtdbus4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.