How To Install qt6ct on Debian 12

Learn how to install qt6ct on Debian 12 with this tutorial. qt6ct is Qt6 Configuration Tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt6ct on Debian 12.

What is qt6ct

qt6ct is:

Allows users to configure Qt6 settings (theme, font, icons, etc.) under DE/WM without Qt integration.

There are three methods to install qt6ct 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 qt6ct Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qt6ct using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qt6ct

Install qt6ct Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qt6ct using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qt6ct

Install qt6ct 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 qt6ct using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qt6ct

How To Uninstall qt6ct on Debian 12

To uninstall only the qt6ct package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qt6ct

Uninstall qt6ct And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qt6ct and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qt6ct

Remove qt6ct Configurations and Data

To remove qt6ct configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qt6ct

Remove qt6ct configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qt6ct configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qt6ct

Dependencies

qt6ct have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt6ct package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.