How To Install qmlscene on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install qmlscene on Debian 9. qmlscene is Qt 5 QML scene viewer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qmlscene on Debian 9.

What is qmlscene

qmlscene 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 older QML viewer for Qt Quick 2. See qml package for the newer one.

There are three methods to install qmlscene 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 qmlscene Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qmlscene

Install qmlscene Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qmlscene

Install qmlscene 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 qmlscene using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qmlscene

How To Uninstall qmlscene on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove qmlscene

Uninstall qmlscene And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qmlscene

Remove qmlscene Configurations and Data

To remove qmlscene configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qmlscene

Remove qmlscene configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qmlscene

Dependencies

qmlscene have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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