How To Install libqxmpp3 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqxmpp3 on Debian 11. libqxmpp3 is QXmpp library for XMPP client and server applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqxmpp3 on Debian 11.

What is libqxmpp3

libqxmpp3 is:

QXmpp is a cross-platform C++ XMPP library built upon Qt. It strives to be as easy to use as possible.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libqxmpp3 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 libqxmpp3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqxmpp3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqxmpp3

Install libqxmpp3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqxmpp3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqxmpp3

Install libqxmpp3 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 libqxmpp3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqxmpp3

How To Uninstall libqxmpp3 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libqxmpp3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqxmpp3

Uninstall libqxmpp3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqxmpp3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqxmpp3

Remove libqxmpp3 Configurations and Data

To remove libqxmpp3 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqxmpp3

Remove libqxmpp3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqxmpp3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqxmpp3

Dependencies

libqxmpp3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqxmpp3 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.