How To Install qdl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qdl on Debian 12.
What is qdl
qdl is:
This package provides a tool to flash signed images to various Qualcomm processors which support the Emergency Download Mode (EDL) mode of operation.
There are three methods to install qdl 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 qdl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qdl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qdl
Install qdl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qdl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qdl
Install qdl 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 qdl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qdl
How To Uninstall qdl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the qdl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qdl
Uninstall qdl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qdl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qdl
Remove qdl Configurations and Data
To remove qdl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qdl
Remove qdl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qdl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qdl
Dependencies
qdl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qdl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
