How To Install qtchooser on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtchooser on Debian 9.
What is qtchooser
qtchooser is:
Qt is a cross-platform C++ application framework. Qt’s primary feature is its rich set of widgets that provide standard GUI functionality.
The Qt Chooser provides a wrapper to switch between versions of Qt development binaries when multiple versions like 4 and 5 are installed or local Qt builds are to be used.
There are three methods to install qtchooser 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 qtchooser Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qtchooser using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qtchooser
Install qtchooser Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qtchooser using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qtchooser
Install qtchooser 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 qtchooser using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qtchooser
How To Uninstall qtchooser on Debian 9
To uninstall only the qtchooser package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qtchooser
Uninstall qtchooser And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qtchooser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtchooser
Remove qtchooser Configurations and Data
To remove qtchooser configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qtchooser
Remove qtchooser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qtchooser configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtchooser
Dependencies
qtchooser have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtchooser package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
