How To Install qapt-batch on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qapt-batch on Debian 10.
What is qapt-batch
qapt-batch is:
QApt is a collection of tools and a library providing a wrapper around APT. The intention is to ease the use of APT in Qt-based programs.
QApt Batch is a simple GUI for doing batch package management operations. It can install and remove packages, as well as update the package cache via a command line interface. It also has an attach function invokable via the command line. QApt Batch is a drop-in replacement for the “install-package” batch package management tool.
There are three methods to install qapt-batch on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install qapt-batch Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qapt-batch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qapt-batch
Install qapt-batch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qapt-batch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qapt-batch
Install qapt-batch 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 qapt-batch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qapt-batch
How To Uninstall qapt-batch on Debian 10
To uninstall only the qapt-batch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qapt-batch
Uninstall qapt-batch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qapt-batch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qapt-batch
Remove qapt-batch Configurations and Data
To remove qapt-batch configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qapt-batch
Remove qapt-batch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qapt-batch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qapt-batch
Dependencies
qapt-batch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qapt-batch package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
