How To Install qtwayland5 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtwayland5 on Debian 9. qtwayland5 is QtWayland platform plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtwayland5 on Debian 9.

What is qtwayland5

qtwayland5 is:

QtWayland is a Qt 5 module that wraps the functionality of Wayland.

This package contains the QtWayland platform plugin, which allows users to run Qt 5 applications under Wayland, and the qtwaylandscanner binary.

There are three methods to install qtwayland5 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 qtwayland5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qtwayland5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qtwayland5

Install qtwayland5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qtwayland5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qtwayland5

Install qtwayland5 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 qtwayland5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtwayland5

How To Uninstall qtwayland5 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the qtwayland5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qtwayland5

Uninstall qtwayland5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qtwayland5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtwayland5

Remove qtwayland5 Configurations and Data

To remove qtwayland5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qtwayland5

Remove qtwayland5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qtwayland5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtwayland5

Dependencies

qtwayland5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtwayland5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.