How To Install libktorrent5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libktorrent5 on Debian 9.
What is libktorrent5
libktorrent5 is:
The KTorrent library is a C++ / Qt 4 / KDE Platform based implementation of the BitTorrent protocol (mostly client side).
The library supports connectivity to HTTP and UDP trackers, mainline DHT and the new generation Micro Transport Protocol (uTP). In addition, it provides many powerful BitTorrent network features including but not limited to torrent downloading and seeding, torrent creation and downloaded data verification, magnet links, advanced peer management, IP blocking lists.
There are three methods to install libktorrent5 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 libktorrent5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libktorrent5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libktorrent5
Install libktorrent5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libktorrent5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libktorrent5
Install libktorrent5 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 libktorrent5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libktorrent5
How To Uninstall libktorrent5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libktorrent5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libktorrent5
Uninstall libktorrent5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libktorrent5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libktorrent5
Remove libktorrent5 Configurations and Data
To remove libktorrent5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libktorrent5
Remove libktorrent5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libktorrent5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libktorrent5
Dependencies
libktorrent5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libktorrent5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.