How To Install qca-qt5-2-utils on Debian 12

Learn how to install qca-qt5-2-utils on Debian 12 with this tutorial. qca-qt5-2-utils is command line tool for the Qt Cryptographic Architecture

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qca-qt5-2-utils on Debian 12.

What is qca-qt5-2-utils

qca-qt5-2-utils is:

The Qt Cryptographic Architecture (QCA) provides a straightforward and cross- platform API for a range of cryptographic features, including SSL/TLS, X.509 certificates, SASL, OpenPGP, S/MIME CMS, and smart cards.

This package contains the command line tool for the Qt Cryptographic Architecture.

There are three methods to install qca-qt5-2-utils 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 qca-qt5-2-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qca-qt5-2-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qca-qt5-2-utils

Install qca-qt5-2-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qca-qt5-2-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qca-qt5-2-utils

Install qca-qt5-2-utils 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 qca-qt5-2-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qca-qt5-2-utils

How To Uninstall qca-qt5-2-utils on Debian 12

To uninstall only the qca-qt5-2-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qca-qt5-2-utils

Uninstall qca-qt5-2-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qca-qt5-2-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qca-qt5-2-utils

Remove qca-qt5-2-utils Configurations and Data

To remove qca-qt5-2-utils configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qca-qt5-2-utils

Remove qca-qt5-2-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qca-qt5-2-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qca-qt5-2-utils

Dependencies

qca-qt5-2-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qca-qt5-2-utils package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.