How To Install qt6-gtk-platformtheme on Debian 12

Learn how to install qt6-gtk-platformtheme on Debian 12 with this tutorial. qt6-gtk-platformtheme is Qt 6 GTK+ 3 platform theme

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt6-gtk-platformtheme on Debian 12.

What is qt6-gtk-platformtheme

qt6-gtk-platformtheme 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 provides the GTK+ 3 platform theme, which makes Qt use native icon themes, fonts, and dialogs on GTK-based environments.

There are three methods to install qt6-gtk-platformtheme 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 qt6-gtk-platformtheme Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qt6-gtk-platformtheme using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qt6-gtk-platformtheme

Install qt6-gtk-platformtheme Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qt6-gtk-platformtheme using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qt6-gtk-platformtheme

Install qt6-gtk-platformtheme 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 qt6-gtk-platformtheme using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qt6-gtk-platformtheme

How To Uninstall qt6-gtk-platformtheme on Debian 12

To uninstall only the qt6-gtk-platformtheme package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qt6-gtk-platformtheme

Uninstall qt6-gtk-platformtheme And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qt6-gtk-platformtheme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qt6-gtk-platformtheme

Remove qt6-gtk-platformtheme Configurations and Data

To remove qt6-gtk-platformtheme configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qt6-gtk-platformtheme

Remove qt6-gtk-platformtheme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qt6-gtk-platformtheme configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qt6-gtk-platformtheme

Dependencies

qt6-gtk-platformtheme have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt6-gtk-platformtheme package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.