How To Install kdevelop-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdevelop-dev on Debian 9. kdevelop-dev is development files for the KDevelop IDE

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdevelop-dev on Debian 9.

What is kdevelop-dev

kdevelop-dev is:

KDevelop is an easy to use integrated development environment for KDE. It supports a wide range of programming languages and features project management, an advanced editor, a class browser and an integrated debugger.

The application wizard can generate fully functional projects for terminal programs and GUI programs using Qt, KDE or GNOME.

This package contains development files for KDevelop.

There are three methods to install kdevelop-dev 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 kdevelop-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kdevelop-dev

Install kdevelop-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kdevelop-dev

Install kdevelop-dev 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 kdevelop-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kdevelop-dev

How To Uninstall kdevelop-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the kdevelop-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kdevelop-dev

Uninstall kdevelop-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kdevelop-dev

Remove kdevelop-dev Configurations and Data

To remove kdevelop-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kdevelop-dev

Remove kdevelop-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kdevelop-dev

Dependencies

kdevelop-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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