How To Install qmake6 on Debian 12

Learn how to install qmake6 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. qmake6 is Qt 6 qmake Makefile generator tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qmake6 on Debian 12.

What is qmake6

qmake6 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 the Qt 6 qmake, a tool that helps simplify the build process for development project across different platforms. qmake automates the generation of Makefiles so that only a few lines of information are needed to create each Makefile. qmake can be used for any software project, whether it is written using Qt or not.

Qt 6 qmake requires a platform and a compiler description file which contains many default values used to generate appropriate Makefiles.

This package contains also these platform specifications.

There are three methods to install qmake6 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 qmake6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qmake6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qmake6

Install qmake6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qmake6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qmake6

Install qmake6 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 qmake6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qmake6

How To Uninstall qmake6 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the qmake6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qmake6

Uninstall qmake6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qmake6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qmake6

Remove qmake6 Configurations and Data

To remove qmake6 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qmake6

Remove qmake6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qmake6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qmake6

Dependencies

qmake6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qmake6 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.