How To Install libqt5dbus5 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5dbus5 on Debian 11. libqt5dbus5 is Qt 5 D-Bus module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5dbus5 on Debian 11.

What is libqt5dbus5

libqt5dbus5 is:

Qt is a cross-platform C++ application framework. Qt’s primary feature is its rich set of widgets that provide standard GUI functionality.

The QtDBus module is a Unix-only library that you can use to make Inter-Process Communication using the D-Bus protocol.

Applications using the QtDBus module can provide services to other, remote applications by exporting objects, as well as use services exported by those applications by placing calls and accessing properties.

There are three methods to install libqt5dbus5 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 libqt5dbus5 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt5dbus5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqt5dbus5

Install libqt5dbus5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt5dbus5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqt5dbus5

Install libqt5dbus5 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 libqt5dbus5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqt5dbus5

How To Uninstall libqt5dbus5 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libqt5dbus5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqt5dbus5

Uninstall libqt5dbus5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqt5dbus5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt5dbus5

Remove libqt5dbus5 Configurations and Data

To remove libqt5dbus5 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqt5dbus5

Remove libqt5dbus5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqt5dbus5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt5dbus5

Dependencies

libqt5dbus5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5dbus5 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.