How To Install qtwayland5-dev-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtwayland5-dev-tools on Debian 12.
What is qtwayland5-dev-tools
qtwayland5-dev-tools is:
QtWayland is a Qt 5 module that wraps the functionality of Wayland.
This package contains the QtWayland developer tools. At the moment there is only qtwaylandscanner tool here.
There are three methods to install qtwayland5-dev-tools 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 qtwayland5-dev-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qtwayland5-dev-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qtwayland5-dev-tools
Install qtwayland5-dev-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qtwayland5-dev-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qtwayland5-dev-tools
Install qtwayland5-dev-tools 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 qtwayland5-dev-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qtwayland5-dev-tools
How To Uninstall qtwayland5-dev-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the qtwayland5-dev-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qtwayland5-dev-tools
Uninstall qtwayland5-dev-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qtwayland5-dev-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtwayland5-dev-tools
Remove qtwayland5-dev-tools Configurations and Data
To remove qtwayland5-dev-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qtwayland5-dev-tools
Remove qtwayland5-dev-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qtwayland5-dev-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtwayland5-dev-tools
Dependencies
qtwayland5-dev-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtwayland5-dev-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
