How To Install aqemu on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install aqemu on Debian 11. aqemu is Qt5 front-end for QEMU and KVM

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install aqemu on Debian 11.

What is aqemu

aqemu is:

aqemu is a Qt5 graphical interface used to manage QEMU and KVM virtual machines. It has a user-friendly interface and allows one to set up the majority of QEMU and KVM options.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install aqemu

Install aqemu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install aqemu

Install aqemu 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 aqemu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aqemu

How To Uninstall aqemu on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove aqemu

Uninstall aqemu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall aqemu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aqemu

Remove aqemu Configurations and Data

To remove aqemu configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge aqemu

Remove aqemu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aqemu

Dependencies

aqemu have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install aqemu package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.