How To Install libtelepathy-qt4-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtelepathy-qt4-dbg on Debian 9. libtelepathy-qt4-dbg is Qt 4 Telepathy library (debug symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtelepathy-qt4-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libtelepathy-qt4-dbg

libtelepathy-qt4-dbg is:

This package contains support for debugging programs that use telepathy-qt4, a Qt-based library for Telepathy components.

Telepathy is a D-Bus framework for unifying real time communication, including instant messaging, voice calls and video calls. It abstracts differences between protocols to provide a unified interface for applications.

There are three methods to install libtelepathy-qt4-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 libtelepathy-qt4-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 libtelepathy-qt4-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtelepathy-qt4-dbg

Install libtelepathy-qt4-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtelepathy-qt4-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtelepathy-qt4-dbg

Install libtelepathy-qt4-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 libtelepathy-qt4-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtelepathy-qt4-dbg

How To Uninstall libtelepathy-qt4-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libtelepathy-qt4-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtelepathy-qt4-dbg

Uninstall libtelepathy-qt4-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtelepathy-qt4-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtelepathy-qt4-dbg

Remove libtelepathy-qt4-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libtelepathy-qt4-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtelepathy-qt4-dbg

Remove libtelepathy-qt4-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtelepathy-qt4-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtelepathy-qt4-dbg

Dependencies

libtelepathy-qt4-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtelepathy-qt4-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.