How To Install weboob-qt on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install weboob-qt on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is weboob-qt
weboob-qt is:
This package contains Qt applications including:
- qbooblyrics: Search songs and get lyrics
- qboobmsg: Read and post messages on websites
- qcineoob: Search for movies, persons, torrents, subtitles, and get info about them
- qcookboob: Search recipes, find one, and cook
- qflatboob: Look for a house
- qhandjoob: Find a job
- qhavedate: Increase your success on dating websites
- qvideoob: Video search tool
- qwebcontentedit: Edit website contents
There are three methods to install weboob-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 weboob-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 weboob-qt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install weboob-qt
Install weboob-qt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install weboob-qt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install weboob-qt
Install weboob-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 weboob-qt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install weboob-qt
How To Uninstall weboob-qt on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the weboob-qt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove weboob-qt
Uninstall weboob-qt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall weboob-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove weboob-qt
Remove weboob-qt Configurations and Data
To remove weboob-qt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge weboob-qt
Remove weboob-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove weboob-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge weboob-qt
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install weboob-qt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
