How To Install qpxtool on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install qpxtool on Debian 9. qpxtool is CD/DVD quality checker

Introduction

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

What is qpxtool

qpxtool is:

QPxTool gives you access to all available Quality Checks (Q-Checks) on written and blank media, that are available for your drive. This will help you to find the right media and the optimized writing speed for your hardware, which will increase the chance for a long data lifetime.

QPxTool depends on the used drive, not all drives are able to read the Q-Checks and not all of them are supported by QPxTool. Currently, most newer drives of LiteOn, NEC, Pioneer and Plextor are supported.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qpxtool

Install qpxtool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qpxtool

Install qpxtool 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 qpxtool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qpxtool

How To Uninstall qpxtool on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove qpxtool

Uninstall qpxtool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qpxtool

Remove qpxtool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qpxtool

Remove qpxtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qpxtool

Dependencies

qpxtool have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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