How To Install libqmatrixclient-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libqmatrixclient-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libqmatrixclient-dev is Qt5 library to write cross-platform clients for Matrix

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmatrixclient-dev on Debian 10.

What is libqmatrixclient-dev

libqmatrixclient-dev is:

libQMatrixClient is a Qt5-based library to make IM clients for the Matrix protocol. It is the backbone of Quaternion, Spectral and some other projects.

There are three methods to install libqmatrixclient-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libqmatrixclient-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 libqmatrixclient-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqmatrixclient-dev

Install libqmatrixclient-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqmatrixclient-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libqmatrixclient-dev

How To Uninstall libqmatrixclient-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libqmatrixclient-dev

Uninstall libqmatrixclient-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqmatrixclient-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqmatrixclient-dev

Remove libqmatrixclient-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libqmatrixclient-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqmatrixclient-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libqmatrixclient-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmatrixclient-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.