How To Install liblayershellqtinterface-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblayershellqtinterface-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. liblayershellqtinterface-dev is use the Wayland wl-layer-shell protocol.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblayershellqtinterface-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is liblayershellqtinterface-dev

liblayershellqtinterface-dev is:

Qt component to allow applications to make use of the Wayland wl-layer-shell protocol.

This package includes the development files.

There are three methods to install liblayershellqtinterface-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install liblayershellqtinterface-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install liblayershellqtinterface-dev

Install liblayershellqtinterface-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install liblayershellqtinterface-dev

Install liblayershellqtinterface-dev 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 liblayershellqtinterface-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblayershellqtinterface-dev

How To Uninstall liblayershellqtinterface-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the liblayershellqtinterface-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblayershellqtinterface-dev

Uninstall liblayershellqtinterface-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblayershellqtinterface-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblayershellqtinterface-dev

Remove liblayershellqtinterface-dev Configurations and Data

To remove liblayershellqtinterface-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblayershellqtinterface-dev

Remove liblayershellqtinterface-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblayershellqtinterface-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblayershellqtinterface-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.