How To Install eclipse-cdt-qt on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-cdt-qt on Debian 9.
What is eclipse-cdt-qt
eclipse-cdt-qt is:
This package provides basic keyword highlighting and code completion for development of C++ applications with Qt framework in Eclipse IDE.
There are three methods to install eclipse-cdt-qt 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 eclipse-cdt-qt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install eclipse-cdt-qt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install eclipse-cdt-qt
Install eclipse-cdt-qt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install eclipse-cdt-qt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install eclipse-cdt-qt
Install eclipse-cdt-qt 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 eclipse-cdt-qt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install eclipse-cdt-qt
How To Uninstall eclipse-cdt-qt on Debian 9
To uninstall only the eclipse-cdt-qt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove eclipse-cdt-qt
Uninstall eclipse-cdt-qt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall eclipse-cdt-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove eclipse-cdt-qt
Remove eclipse-cdt-qt Configurations and Data
To remove eclipse-cdt-qt configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge eclipse-cdt-qt
Remove eclipse-cdt-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove eclipse-cdt-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eclipse-cdt-qt
Dependencies
eclipse-cdt-qt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install eclipse-cdt-qt package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.