How To Install ruby-qt4-uitools on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-qt4-uitools on Debian 9. ruby-qt4-uitools is QtUiTools bindings for the Ruby language

Introduction

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

What is ruby-qt4-uitools

ruby-qt4-uitools is:

This package provides the Ruby bindings for the QtUiTools Qt 4 library.

This is part of the Qt Ruby module.

There are three methods to install ruby-qt4-uitools 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-uitools 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-uitools using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install ruby-qt4-uitools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-qt4-uitools

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-qt4-uitools

How To Uninstall ruby-qt4-uitools on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-qt4-uitools

Uninstall ruby-qt4-uitools And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove ruby-qt4-uitools Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-qt4-uitools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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