How To Install libqt5widgets5 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5widgets5 on Debian 11.
What is libqt5widgets5
libqt5widgets5 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 QtWidgets module extends QtGui with C++ widget functionality.
There are three methods to install libqt5widgets5 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 libqt5widgets5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt5widgets5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqt5widgets5
Install libqt5widgets5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt5widgets5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqt5widgets5
Install libqt5widgets5 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 libqt5widgets5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqt5widgets5
How To Uninstall libqt5widgets5 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libqt5widgets5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqt5widgets5
Uninstall libqt5widgets5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqt5widgets5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt5widgets5
Remove libqt5widgets5 Configurations and Data
To remove libqt5widgets5 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqt5widgets5
Remove libqt5widgets5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqt5widgets5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt5widgets5
Dependencies
libqt5widgets5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5widgets5 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.