How To Install libdataquay-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdataquay-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libdataquay-dev is Simple RDF for C++ and Qt applications (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdataquay-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdataquay-dev

libdataquay-dev is:

Dataquay is a library that provides a friendly C++ interface to an RDF (Resource Description Framework) datastore using Qt4 classes and containers. Supported datastores are the popular and feature-complete Redland and the lightweight Sord.

It is principally aimed at Qt-based applications.

This package contains the headers used to build applications that use libdataquay.

There are three methods to install libdataquay-dev 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 libdataquay-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 libdataquay-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdataquay-dev

Install libdataquay-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdataquay-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdataquay-dev

Install libdataquay-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 libdataquay-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdataquay-dev

How To Uninstall libdataquay-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdataquay-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdataquay-dev

Uninstall libdataquay-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdataquay-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdataquay-dev

Remove libdataquay-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdataquay-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdataquay-dev

Remove libdataquay-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdataquay-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdataquay-dev

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Summary

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