How To Install libqapt3 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqapt3 on Debian 11.
What is libqapt3
libqapt3 is:
LibQApt is a Qt wrapper around the libapt-pkg library as well as an APT implementation using libapt-pkg. The aim is to provide a sane API for package management to ease the development of package managers written in Qt and C++
This package contains the QApt library
There are three methods to install libqapt3 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 libqapt3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqapt3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqapt3
Install libqapt3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqapt3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqapt3
Install libqapt3 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 libqapt3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqapt3
How To Uninstall libqapt3 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libqapt3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqapt3
Uninstall libqapt3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqapt3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqapt3
Remove libqapt3 Configurations and Data
To remove libqapt3 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqapt3
Remove libqapt3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqapt3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqapt3
Dependencies
libqapt3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqapt3 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
