How To Install qrfcview on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install qrfcview on Debian 9. qrfcview is viewer for IETF RFCs

Introduction

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

What is qrfcview

qrfcview is:

qRFCView is a smart IETF RFC viewer based on the Qt4 library featuring:

  • automatic table of content, with direct opening of section;
  • handling of RFC internal cross-references;
  • automatic downloading of a referenced RFC from the IETF web site on a simple click;
  • caching of RFC in a local directory;
  • tab-browsing of RFC;
  • searching.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qrfcview

Install qrfcview Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qrfcview

Install qrfcview 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 qrfcview using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qrfcview

How To Uninstall qrfcview on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove qrfcview

Uninstall qrfcview And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qrfcview

Remove qrfcview Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qrfcview

Remove qrfcview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qrfcview

Dependencies

qrfcview have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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