How To Install qbs on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install qbs on Debian 9. qbs is cross-platform build tool from Qt

Introduction

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

What is qbs

qbs is:

Qt is a cross-platform C++ application framework. Qt’s primary feature is its rich set of widgets that provide standard GUI functionality.

This package contains Qbs, a cross-platform build tool.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qbs

Install qbs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qbs

Install qbs 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 qbs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qbs

How To Uninstall qbs on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove qbs

Uninstall qbs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qbs

Remove qbs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qbs

Remove qbs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qbs

Dependencies

qbs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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