How To Install libautopilot-qt on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libautopilot-qt on Ubuntu 18.04. libautopilot-qt is make Qt applications introspectable by autopilot

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libautopilot-qt on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libautopilot-qt

libautopilot-qt is:

autopilot-qt allows autopilot to test any existing Qt application, without having to rebuild the application under test.

This is a compatibility package depending on both the Qt4 and Qt5 drivers.

There are three methods to install libautopilot-qt on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libautopilot-qt Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libautopilot-qt

Install libautopilot-qt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libautopilot-qt

Install libautopilot-qt 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libautopilot-qt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libautopilot-qt

How To Uninstall libautopilot-qt on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libautopilot-qt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libautopilot-qt

Uninstall libautopilot-qt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libautopilot-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libautopilot-qt

Remove libautopilot-qt Configurations and Data

To remove libautopilot-qt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libautopilot-qt

Remove libautopilot-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libautopilot-qt

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libautopilot-qt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.