How To Install libqtgui4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtgui4 on Debian 9. libqtgui4 is Qt 4 GUI module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtgui4 on Debian 9.

What is libqtgui4

libqtgui4 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 QtGui module extends QtCore with GUI functionality.

There are three methods to install libqtgui4 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 libqtgui4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqtgui4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqtgui4

Install libqtgui4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqtgui4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqtgui4

Install libqtgui4 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 libqtgui4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqtgui4

How To Uninstall libqtgui4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libqtgui4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqtgui4

Uninstall libqtgui4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqtgui4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqtgui4

Remove libqtgui4 Configurations and Data

To remove libqtgui4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqtgui4

Remove libqtgui4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqtgui4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqtgui4

Dependencies

libqtgui4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtgui4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.