How To Install libqt5multimedia5-plugins on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5multimedia5-plugins on Debian 9. libqt5multimedia5-plugins is Qt 5 Multimedia module plugins

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5multimedia5-plugins on Debian 9.

What is libqt5multimedia5-plugins

libqt5multimedia5-plugins is:

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

This package contains a set of plugins for supporting m3u, pulseaudio and GStreamer.

There are three methods to install libqt5multimedia5-plugins 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 libqt5multimedia5-plugins Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt5multimedia5-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqt5multimedia5-plugins

Install libqt5multimedia5-plugins Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt5multimedia5-plugins using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqt5multimedia5-plugins

Install libqt5multimedia5-plugins 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 libqt5multimedia5-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqt5multimedia5-plugins

How To Uninstall libqt5multimedia5-plugins on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libqt5multimedia5-plugins package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqt5multimedia5-plugins

Uninstall libqt5multimedia5-plugins And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqt5multimedia5-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt5multimedia5-plugins

Remove libqt5multimedia5-plugins Configurations and Data

To remove libqt5multimedia5-plugins configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqt5multimedia5-plugins

Remove libqt5multimedia5-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqt5multimedia5-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt5multimedia5-plugins

Dependencies

libqt5multimedia5-plugins have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5multimedia5-plugins package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.