How To Install qt-at-spi on Debian 10

Learn how to install qt-at-spi on Debian 10 with this tutorial. qt-at-spi is at-spi accessibility plugin for Qt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt-at-spi on Debian 10.

What is qt-at-spi

qt-at-spi is:

A plugin to export Qt widgets over AT-SPI2. This allows them to be read by accessibility tools such as the Orca screen reader.

There are three methods to install qt-at-spi on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install qt-at-spi Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qt-at-spi

Install qt-at-spi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qt-at-spi using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qt-at-spi

Install qt-at-spi 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 qt-at-spi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qt-at-spi

How To Uninstall qt-at-spi on Debian 10

To uninstall only the qt-at-spi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qt-at-spi

Uninstall qt-at-spi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qt-at-spi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qt-at-spi

Remove qt-at-spi Configurations and Data

To remove qt-at-spi configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qt-at-spi

Remove qt-at-spi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qt-at-spi

Dependencies

qt-at-spi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt-at-spi package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.