How To Install qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is qt5-style-plugin-gtk2
qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 is:
This package used to contain the GTK 2 style for Qt.
Now that style is shipped in qt5-gtk2-platformtheme. This package is no longer needed and can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 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 qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qt5-style-plugin-gtk2
Install qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qt5-style-plugin-gtk2
Install qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 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 qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qt5-style-plugin-gtk2
How To Uninstall qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qt5-style-plugin-gtk2
Uninstall qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qt5-style-plugin-gtk2
Remove qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 Configurations and Data
To remove qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qt5-style-plugin-gtk2
Remove qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qt5-style-plugin-gtk2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qt5-style-plugin-gtk2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
