How To Install qtgstreamer-declarative on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtgstreamer-declarative on Debian 9. qtgstreamer-declarative is QML plugins from QtGStreamer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtgstreamer-declarative on Debian 9.

What is qtgstreamer-declarative

qtgstreamer-declarative is:

This package contains QML plugins that are shipped together with the QtGStreamer bindings library. These plugins provide QML elements that enable better integration of GStreamer in QML-based GUI applications.

This package is part of the Qt4 version of QtGStreamer.

There are three methods to install qtgstreamer-declarative 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 qtgstreamer-declarative Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qtgstreamer-declarative

Install qtgstreamer-declarative Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qtgstreamer-declarative

Install qtgstreamer-declarative 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 qtgstreamer-declarative using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtgstreamer-declarative

How To Uninstall qtgstreamer-declarative on Debian 9

To uninstall only the qtgstreamer-declarative package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qtgstreamer-declarative

Uninstall qtgstreamer-declarative And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtgstreamer-declarative

Remove qtgstreamer-declarative Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qtgstreamer-declarative

Remove qtgstreamer-declarative configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtgstreamer-declarative

Dependencies

qtgstreamer-declarative have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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