How To Install qtmir-desktop on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtmir-desktop on Debian 11. qtmir-desktop is Qt platform abstraction (QPA) plugin for a Mir server (desktop)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtmir-desktop on Debian 11.

What is qtmir-desktop

qtmir-desktop is:

QtMir is a set of Qt5 components to enable one to write a Mir server with Qt. It contains a QPA (Qt Platform Abstraction) plugin which creates and manages a Mir server. It also exposes some internal Mir functionality.

This variant of the package is for GNU-based desktops.

There are three methods to install qtmir-desktop on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install qtmir-desktop Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qtmir-desktop

Install qtmir-desktop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qtmir-desktop

Install qtmir-desktop 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 qtmir-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtmir-desktop

How To Uninstall qtmir-desktop on Debian 11

To uninstall only the qtmir-desktop package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qtmir-desktop

Uninstall qtmir-desktop And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qtmir-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtmir-desktop

Remove qtmir-desktop Configurations and Data

To remove qtmir-desktop configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qtmir-desktop

Remove qtmir-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtmir-desktop

Dependencies

qtmir-desktop have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtmir-desktop package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.