How To Install libqt5scintilla2-designer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5scintilla2-designer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libqt5scintilla2-designer
libqt5scintilla2-designer is:
QScintilla is a text editor for Qt5 with features especially useful when writing and debugging source code. These include support for syntax styling, error indicators, code completion, call tips and margins.
This package contains a plugin to use the QScintilla 2 widget in the Qt5 UI Designer.
This is a dummy transitional package provided to support upgrades.
There are three methods to install libqt5scintilla2-designer 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 libqt5scintilla2-designer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt5scintilla2-designer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqt5scintilla2-designer
Install libqt5scintilla2-designer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt5scintilla2-designer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqt5scintilla2-designer
Install libqt5scintilla2-designer 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 libqt5scintilla2-designer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqt5scintilla2-designer
How To Uninstall libqt5scintilla2-designer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libqt5scintilla2-designer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqt5scintilla2-designer
Uninstall libqt5scintilla2-designer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqt5scintilla2-designer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt5scintilla2-designer
Remove libqt5scintilla2-designer Configurations and Data
To remove libqt5scintilla2-designer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqt5scintilla2-designer
Remove libqt5scintilla2-designer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqt5scintilla2-designer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt5scintilla2-designer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5scintilla2-designer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
