How To Install qt6-qpa-plugins on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qt6-qpa-plugins on Debian 12.
What is qt6-qpa-plugins
qt6-qpa-plugins 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 following plugins:
- uioTouch Plugin
- VNC Plugin
There are three methods to install qt6-qpa-plugins 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-qpa-plugins 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-qpa-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qt6-qpa-plugins
Install qt6-qpa-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qt6-qpa-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qt6-qpa-plugins
Install qt6-qpa-plugins 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-qpa-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qt6-qpa-plugins
How To Uninstall qt6-qpa-plugins on Debian 12
To uninstall only the qt6-qpa-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qt6-qpa-plugins
Uninstall qt6-qpa-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qt6-qpa-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qt6-qpa-plugins
Remove qt6-qpa-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove qt6-qpa-plugins configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qt6-qpa-plugins
Remove qt6-qpa-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qt6-qpa-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qt6-qpa-plugins
Dependencies
qt6-qpa-plugins have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qt6-qpa-plugins package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
