How To Install qxw on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qxw on Debian 12.
What is qxw
qxw is:
Qxw is a program to help you create and publish crosswords, from the simplest blocked grid to sophisticated thematic puzzles. It can make rectangular-, hexagonal- or circular-format grids with blocks, bars or both. It has an automatic grid-filling facility that can handle a wide range of answer treatments and you can even add your own answer treatment methods. Grids can be filled using letters, digits, or a mixture of both; non-Roman and custom alphabets are also supported. Qxw can produce output in a range of formats ready for publication.
Qxw also has a non-interactive mode that can solve a wide range of word-based constraint satisfaction problems and can help automate the exploration of grid designs.
Qxw is written in C and has a GUI based on GTK+.
There are three methods to install qxw 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 qxw Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qxw using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qxw
Install qxw Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qxw using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qxw
Install qxw 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 qxw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qxw
How To Uninstall qxw on Debian 12
To uninstall only the qxw package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qxw
Uninstall qxw And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qxw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qxw
Remove qxw Configurations and Data
To remove qxw configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qxw
Remove qxw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qxw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qxw
Dependencies
qxw have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qxw package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
