How To Install qmake6-bin on Debian 12

Learn how to install qmake6-bin on Debian 12 with this tutorial. qmake6-bin is Qt 6 qmake Makefile generator tool ?? binary file

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qmake6-bin on Debian 12.

What is qmake6-bin

qmake6-bin is:

Qt is a cross-platform C++ application framework. Qt’s primary feature is its rich set of widgets that provide standard GUI functionality.

This package contains the binary file for the qmake buildsystem. Do not install this package directly, use qmake6 instead.

There are three methods to install qmake6-bin 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 qmake6-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qmake6-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qmake6-bin

Install qmake6-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qmake6-bin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qmake6-bin

Install qmake6-bin 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 qmake6-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qmake6-bin

How To Uninstall qmake6-bin on Debian 12

To uninstall only the qmake6-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qmake6-bin

Uninstall qmake6-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qmake6-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qmake6-bin

Remove qmake6-bin Configurations and Data

To remove qmake6-bin configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qmake6-bin

Remove qmake6-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qmake6-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qmake6-bin

Dependencies

qmake6-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qmake6-bin package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.