How To Install qml-module-qt-websockets on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install qml-module-qt-websockets on Debian 9. qml-module-qt-websockets is Qt 5 Web Sockets compatibility QML module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qml-module-qt-websockets on Debian 9.

What is qml-module-qt-websockets

qml-module-qt-websockets 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 compatibility Qt.WebSockets QML module. Do not use it, use QtWebSockets module instead (in qml-module-qtwebsockets package).

There are three methods to install qml-module-qt-websockets 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 qml-module-qt-websockets Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qml-module-qt-websockets using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qml-module-qt-websockets

Install qml-module-qt-websockets Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qml-module-qt-websockets using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qml-module-qt-websockets

Install qml-module-qt-websockets 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 qml-module-qt-websockets using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qml-module-qt-websockets

How To Uninstall qml-module-qt-websockets on Debian 9

To uninstall only the qml-module-qt-websockets package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qml-module-qt-websockets

Uninstall qml-module-qt-websockets And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qml-module-qt-websockets and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qml-module-qt-websockets

Remove qml-module-qt-websockets Configurations and Data

To remove qml-module-qt-websockets configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qml-module-qt-websockets

Remove qml-module-qt-websockets configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qml-module-qt-websockets configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qml-module-qt-websockets

Dependencies

qml-module-qt-websockets have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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