How To Install qtmir-desktop on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtmir-desktop on Debian 11.
What is qtmir-desktop
qtmir-desktop is:
QtMir is a set of Qt5 components to enable one to write a Mir server with Qt. It contains a QPA (Qt Platform Abstraction) plugin which creates and manages a Mir server. It also exposes some internal Mir functionality.
This variant of the package is for GNU-based desktops.
There are three methods to install qtmir-desktop on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install qtmir-desktop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qtmir-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qtmir-desktop
Install qtmir-desktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qtmir-desktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qtmir-desktop
Install qtmir-desktop 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 qtmir-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qtmir-desktop
How To Uninstall qtmir-desktop on Debian 11
To uninstall only the qtmir-desktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qtmir-desktop
Uninstall qtmir-desktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qtmir-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtmir-desktop
Remove qtmir-desktop Configurations and Data
To remove qtmir-desktop configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qtmir-desktop
Remove qtmir-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qtmir-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtmir-desktop
Dependencies
qtmir-desktop have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libfontconfig1
- libfreetype6
- libgcc-s1
- libglib2.0-0
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5dbus5
- libqt5gui5
- libqtmirserver1
- libstdc++6
- qtbase-abi-5-15-2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtmir-desktop package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.