How To Install kdesdk-scripts on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kdesdk-scripts on Debian 11.
What is kdesdk-scripts
kdesdk-scripts is:
This package contains scripts and data files to facilitate development of KDE software. Also included are scripts which are not specific to KDE, such as helper scripts for working with Subversion and CVS repositories.
In addition to these scripts, this package provides:
- gdb macros for Qt programming
- Vim and EMACS helper files for Qt/KDE programming
- bash and zsh completion rules for KDE applications
- Valgrind error suppressions for KDE applications
This package is part of the KDE Software Development Kit module.
There are three methods to install kdesdk-scripts 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 kdesdk-scripts Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kdesdk-scripts using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kdesdk-scripts
Install kdesdk-scripts Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kdesdk-scripts using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kdesdk-scripts
Install kdesdk-scripts 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 kdesdk-scripts using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kdesdk-scripts
How To Uninstall kdesdk-scripts on Debian 11
To uninstall only the kdesdk-scripts package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kdesdk-scripts
Uninstall kdesdk-scripts And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kdesdk-scripts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kdesdk-scripts
Remove kdesdk-scripts Configurations and Data
To remove kdesdk-scripts configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kdesdk-scripts
Remove kdesdk-scripts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kdesdk-scripts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kdesdk-scripts
Dependencies
kdesdk-scripts have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kdesdk-scripts package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.