How To Install ruby-qt4-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-qt4-dbg on Debian 9. ruby-qt4-dbg is Qt 4 bindings for the Ruby language – debug symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-qt4-dbg on Debian 9.

What is ruby-qt4-dbg

ruby-qt4-dbg is:

This package provides the debug symbols of the Qt 4 Ruby bindings.

This is part of the Qt Ruby module.

There are three methods to install ruby-qt4-dbg 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 ruby-qt4-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-qt4-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-qt4-dbg

Install ruby-qt4-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-qt4-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-qt4-dbg

Install ruby-qt4-dbg 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 ruby-qt4-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-qt4-dbg

How To Uninstall ruby-qt4-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ruby-qt4-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-qt4-dbg

Uninstall ruby-qt4-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-qt4-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-qt4-dbg

Remove ruby-qt4-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-qt4-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-qt4-dbg

Remove ruby-qt4-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-qt4-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-qt4-dbg

Dependencies

ruby-qt4-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-qt4-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.