How To Install libqtexengine1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtexengine1 on Debian 9. libqtexengine1 is Library to export graphics created using QPainter to TeX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtexengine1 on Debian 9.

What is libqtexengine1

libqtexengine1 is:

QTeXEngine enables Qt based applications to easily export graphics created using the QPainter class to TeX. It is built on top of QPaintEngine and uses the TikZ/Pgf graphic systems for TeX.

There are three methods to install libqtexengine1 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 libqtexengine1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqtexengine1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqtexengine1

Install libqtexengine1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqtexengine1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqtexengine1

Install libqtexengine1 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 libqtexengine1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqtexengine1

How To Uninstall libqtexengine1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libqtexengine1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqtexengine1

Uninstall libqtexengine1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqtexengine1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqtexengine1

Remove libqtexengine1 Configurations and Data

To remove libqtexengine1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqtexengine1

Remove libqtexengine1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqtexengine1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqtexengine1

Dependencies

libqtexengine1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtexengine1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.