How To Install libqt5scintilla2-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5scintilla2-dev on Debian 9.
What is libqt5scintilla2-dev
libqt5scintilla2-dev is:
QScintilla is a text editor for Qt5 with features especially useful when writing and debugging source code. These include support for syntax styling, error indicators, code completion, call tips and margins.
This package contains development headers needed when developing C++ applications that use QScintilla 2 and Qt 5.
There are three methods to install libqt5scintilla2-dev 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 libqt5scintilla2-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 libqt5scintilla2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqt5scintilla2-dev
Install libqt5scintilla2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt5scintilla2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqt5scintilla2-dev
Install libqt5scintilla2-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 libqt5scintilla2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqt5scintilla2-dev
How To Uninstall libqt5scintilla2-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libqt5scintilla2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqt5scintilla2-dev
Uninstall libqt5scintilla2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqt5scintilla2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt5scintilla2-dev
Remove libqt5scintilla2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libqt5scintilla2-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqt5scintilla2-dev
Remove libqt5scintilla2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqt5scintilla2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt5scintilla2-dev
Dependencies
libqt5scintilla2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5scintilla2-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.