How To Install qt5gstreamer-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt5gstreamer-dbg on Debian 9. qt5gstreamer-dbg is Debug symbols for QtGStreamer - Qt 5 build

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt5gstreamer-dbg on Debian 9.

What is qt5gstreamer-dbg

qt5gstreamer-dbg is:

QtGStreamer provides C++ bindings for GStreamer with a Qt-style API, plus some helper classes for integrating GStreamer better in Qt applications.

This package contains the debug symbols for the various binaries shipped with QtGStreamer.

This package is part of the Qt5 version of QtGStreamer.

There are three methods to install qt5gstreamer-dbg 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 qt5gstreamer-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qt5gstreamer-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qt5gstreamer-dbg

Install qt5gstreamer-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qt5gstreamer-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qt5gstreamer-dbg

Install qt5gstreamer-dbg 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 qt5gstreamer-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qt5gstreamer-dbg

How To Uninstall qt5gstreamer-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the qt5gstreamer-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qt5gstreamer-dbg

Uninstall qt5gstreamer-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qt5gstreamer-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qt5gstreamer-dbg

Remove qt5gstreamer-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove qt5gstreamer-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qt5gstreamer-dbg

Remove qt5gstreamer-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qt5gstreamer-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qt5gstreamer-dbg

Dependencies

qt5gstreamer-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt5gstreamer-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.