How To Install perlqt-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install perlqt-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. perlqt-dbg is debugging symbols for the perl Qt4 bindings.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perlqt-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is perlqt-dbg

perlqt-dbg is:

This package contains the debugging symbols that can be used for debugging crashes with the Perl language bindings for Qt4.

This package is part of the PerlQt module.

There are three methods to install perlqt-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install perlqt-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install perlqt-dbg

Install perlqt-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install perlqt-dbg

Install perlqt-dbg 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install perlqt-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install perlqt-dbg

How To Uninstall perlqt-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the perlqt-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove perlqt-dbg

Uninstall perlqt-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall perlqt-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove perlqt-dbg

Remove perlqt-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove perlqt-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge perlqt-dbg

Remove perlqt-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge perlqt-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perlqt-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.