How To Install libqwtmathml-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqwtmathml-dev on Debian 9. libqwtmathml-dev is Text Engine for Qwt (development, qt4)

Introduction

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

What is libqwtmathml-dev

libqwtmathml-dev is:

The Qwt library contains Qt GUI Components and utility classes which are primarily useful for programs with a technical background. Most of these widgets are used to control or display values, arrays, or ranges of type double.

This package contains a text engine for the MathML renderer of the Qt solution package for the Qwt library and Qt4. These are the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libqwtmathml-dev

Install libqwtmathml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqwtmathml-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libqwtmathml-dev

How To Uninstall libqwtmathml-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libqwtmathml-dev

Uninstall libqwtmathml-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqwtmathml-dev

Remove libqwtmathml-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libqwtmathml-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libqwtmathml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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