How To Install qtpdf5-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtpdf5-dev on Debian 11.
What is qtpdf5-dev
qtpdf5-dev is:
The Qt PDF module contains classes and functions for rendering PDF documents.
This package contains the development files needed to build Qt 5 applications using Qt PDF library.
There are three methods to install qtpdf5-dev 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 qtpdf5-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qtpdf5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qtpdf5-dev
Install qtpdf5-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qtpdf5-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qtpdf5-dev
Install qtpdf5-dev 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 qtpdf5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qtpdf5-dev
How To Uninstall qtpdf5-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the qtpdf5-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qtpdf5-dev
Uninstall qtpdf5-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qtpdf5-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtpdf5-dev
Remove qtpdf5-dev Configurations and Data
To remove qtpdf5-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qtpdf5-dev
Remove qtpdf5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qtpdf5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtpdf5-dev
Dependencies
qtpdf5-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtpdf5-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
