How To Install libqmatrixclient-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmatrixclient-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libqmatrixclient-dev
libqmatrixclient-dev is:
libQMatrixClient is a Qt5-based library to make IM clients for the Matrix protocol. It is the backbone of Quaternion, Spectral and some other projects.
There are three methods to install libqmatrixclient-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libqmatrixclient-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 libqmatrixclient-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqmatrixclient-dev
Install libqmatrixclient-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqmatrixclient-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqmatrixclient-dev
Install libqmatrixclient-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 libqmatrixclient-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqmatrixclient-dev
How To Uninstall libqmatrixclient-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libqmatrixclient-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqmatrixclient-dev
Uninstall libqmatrixclient-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqmatrixclient-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqmatrixclient-dev
Remove libqmatrixclient-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libqmatrixclient-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqmatrixclient-dev
Remove libqmatrixclient-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqmatrixclient-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqmatrixclient-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmatrixclient-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
