How To Install shadowsocks-qt5 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install shadowsocks-qt5 on Debian 10.
What is shadowsocks-qt5
shadowsocks-qt5 is:
Shadowsocks-Qt5 is a native and cross-platform shadowsocks client with GUI, tray icon support and many advanced features. It can communicate with servers using shadowsocks protocol to bypass firewalls and encrypt data transmission.
There are three methods to install shadowsocks-qt5 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install shadowsocks-qt5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install shadowsocks-qt5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install shadowsocks-qt5
Install shadowsocks-qt5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install shadowsocks-qt5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install shadowsocks-qt5
Install shadowsocks-qt5 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 shadowsocks-qt5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install shadowsocks-qt5
How To Uninstall shadowsocks-qt5 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the shadowsocks-qt5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove shadowsocks-qt5
Uninstall shadowsocks-qt5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall shadowsocks-qt5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove shadowsocks-qt5
Remove shadowsocks-qt5 Configurations and Data
To remove shadowsocks-qt5 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge shadowsocks-qt5
Remove shadowsocks-qt5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove shadowsocks-qt5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shadowsocks-qt5
Dependencies
shadowsocks-qt5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install shadowsocks-qt5 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
