How To Install qtgstreamer-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtgstreamer-dbg on Debian 9. qtgstreamer-dbg is Debug symbols for QtGStreamer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtgstreamer-dbg on Debian 9.

What is qtgstreamer-dbg

qtgstreamer-dbg is:

QtGStreamer provides C++ bindings for GStreamer with a Qt-style API, plus some helper classes for integrating GStreamer better in Qt applications.

This package contains the debug symbols for the various binaries shipped with QtGStreamer.

This package is part of the Qt4 version of QtGStreamer.

There are three methods to install qtgstreamer-dbg 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 qtgstreamer-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qtgstreamer-dbg

Install qtgstreamer-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qtgstreamer-dbg

Install qtgstreamer-dbg 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 qtgstreamer-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtgstreamer-dbg

How To Uninstall qtgstreamer-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the qtgstreamer-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qtgstreamer-dbg

Uninstall qtgstreamer-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtgstreamer-dbg

Remove qtgstreamer-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qtgstreamer-dbg

Remove qtgstreamer-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtgstreamer-dbg

Dependencies

qtgstreamer-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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