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