How To Install libkf5iconthemes-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5iconthemes-dev on Debian 9. libkf5iconthemes-dev is development files for kiconthemes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5iconthemes-dev on Debian 9.

What is libkf5iconthemes-dev

libkf5iconthemes-dev is:

Library to use/access icon themes in Qt. These classes are used by the iconloader but can be used by others too.

Contains development files for kiconthemes.

There are three methods to install libkf5iconthemes-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 libkf5iconthemes-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 libkf5iconthemes-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5iconthemes-dev

Install libkf5iconthemes-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5iconthemes-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5iconthemes-dev

Install libkf5iconthemes-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 libkf5iconthemes-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5iconthemes-dev

How To Uninstall libkf5iconthemes-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libkf5iconthemes-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5iconthemes-dev

Uninstall libkf5iconthemes-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5iconthemes-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5iconthemes-dev

Remove libkf5iconthemes-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5iconthemes-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5iconthemes-dev

Remove libkf5iconthemes-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5iconthemes-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5iconthemes-dev

Dependencies

libkf5iconthemes-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5iconthemes-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.