How To Install kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 on Ubuntu 18.04. kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 is QtCurve widget style for applications based on Qt 5.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is kde-style-qtcurve-qt5

kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 is:

This package contains the QtCurve widget style for Qt 5.x.

The corresponding GTK+ theme engine can be found in gtk2-engines-qtcurve package.

QtCurve is a set of widget styles for Qt and GTK+ libraries. It provides a consistent look between KDE, GNOME and other applications based on these libraries, which is easy on the eyes and visually pleasing.

There are three methods to install kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 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 kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kde-style-qtcurve-qt5

Install kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kde-style-qtcurve-qt5

Install kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 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 kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kde-style-qtcurve-qt5

How To Uninstall kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kde-style-qtcurve-qt5

Uninstall kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kde-style-qtcurve-qt5

Remove kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 Configurations and Data

To remove kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kde-style-qtcurve-qt5

Remove kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kde-style-qtcurve-qt5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-style-qtcurve-qt5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.