How To Install qbs on Debian 9
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.