How To Install qflipper on Debian 12

Learn how to install qflipper on Debian 12 with this tutorial. qflipper is Flipper Zero firmware updater

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qflipper on Debian 12.

What is qflipper

qflipper is:

qFlipper is a desktop application for updating Flipper Zero firmware.

Features include:

  • Update Flipper’s firmware and supplemental data with a press of one button
  • Repair a broken firmware installation
  • Stream Flipper’s display and control it remotely
  • Install firmware from a .dfu file
  • Backup and restore settings, progress and pairing data
  • Command line interface

There are three methods to install qflipper on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install qflipper Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qflipper

Install qflipper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qflipper

Install qflipper 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 qflipper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qflipper

How To Uninstall qflipper on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove qflipper

Uninstall qflipper And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qflipper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qflipper

Remove qflipper Configurations and Data

To remove qflipper configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qflipper

Remove qflipper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qflipper

Dependencies

qflipper have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qflipper package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.