How To Install qastools-common on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qastools-common on Debian 12.
What is qastools-common
qastools-common is:
QasTools is a collection of desktop applications for the Linux sound system ALSA.
The applications included are:
- QasConfig - browser for the ALSA configuration tree
- QasHctl - mixer for ALSA’s High level Control Interface
- QasMixer - desktop mixer with features similar to alsamixer
This package contains common files shared by all applications.
There are three methods to install qastools-common on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install qastools-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qastools-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qastools-common
Install qastools-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qastools-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qastools-common
Install qastools-common 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 qastools-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qastools-common
How To Uninstall qastools-common on Debian 12
To uninstall only the qastools-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qastools-common
Uninstall qastools-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qastools-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qastools-common
Remove qastools-common Configurations and Data
To remove qastools-common configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qastools-common
Remove qastools-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qastools-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qastools-common
Dependencies
qastools-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qastools-common package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
