How To Install libktorrent-dev on Debian 9

Introduction

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

What is libktorrent-dev

libktorrent-dev is:

The KTorrent library is a C++ / Qt 4 / KDE Platform based implementation of the BitTorrent protocol (mostly client side).

This package contains header files, CMake modules and other files needed for developing and compiling/linking which use the KTorrent library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libktorrent-dev

Install libktorrent-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libktorrent-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libktorrent-dev

How To Uninstall libktorrent-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libktorrent-dev

Uninstall libktorrent-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libktorrent-dev

Remove libktorrent-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libktorrent-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libktorrent-dev have the following dependencies:

• libktorrent5
• libqt4-dev

References

• libktorrent-dev website

Summary

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