How To Install qt-sdk on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt-sdk on Debian 9. qt-sdk is Complete Qt Software Development Kit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt-sdk on Debian 9.

What is qt-sdk

qt-sdk is:

This meta-package provides a complete Qt Software Development Kit. Tools cover IDE, revision control, debugging and documentation.

There are three methods to install qt-sdk 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 qt-sdk Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qt-sdk

Install qt-sdk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qt-sdk

Install qt-sdk 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 qt-sdk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qt-sdk

How To Uninstall qt-sdk on Debian 9

To uninstall only the qt-sdk package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qt-sdk

Uninstall qt-sdk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qt-sdk

Remove qt-sdk Configurations and Data

To remove qt-sdk configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qt-sdk

Remove qt-sdk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qt-sdk

Dependencies

qt-sdk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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