How To Install libqt5xml5 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5xml5 on Debian 9. libqt5xml5 is Qt 5 XML module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5xml5 on Debian 9.

What is libqt5xml5

libqt5xml5 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 QtXml module provides a stream reader and writer for XML documents, and C++ implementations of SAX and DOM.

There are three methods to install libqt5xml5 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 libqt5xml5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt5xml5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqt5xml5

Install libqt5xml5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt5xml5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqt5xml5

Install libqt5xml5 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 libqt5xml5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqt5xml5

How To Uninstall libqt5xml5 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libqt5xml5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqt5xml5

Uninstall libqt5xml5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqt5xml5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt5xml5

Remove libqt5xml5 Configurations and Data

To remove libqt5xml5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqt5xml5

Remove libqt5xml5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqt5xml5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt5xml5

Dependencies

libqt5xml5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5xml5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.