How To Install libqt4-ruby on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt4-ruby on Debian 9.
What is libqt4-ruby
libqt4-ruby is:
This is a transitional package to ease upgrades to the ruby-qt4 package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install libqt4-ruby 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 libqt4-ruby Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt4-ruby using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqt4-ruby
Install libqt4-ruby Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt4-ruby using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqt4-ruby
Install libqt4-ruby 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 libqt4-ruby using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqt4-ruby
How To Uninstall libqt4-ruby on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libqt4-ruby package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqt4-ruby
Uninstall libqt4-ruby And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqt4-ruby and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt4-ruby
Remove libqt4-ruby Configurations and Data
To remove libqt4-ruby configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqt4-ruby
Remove libqt4-ruby configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqt4-ruby configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt4-ruby
Dependencies
libqt4-ruby have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt4-ruby package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.