How To Install libinjeqt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libinjeqt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libinjeqt-dev is Dependency injection framework for Qt

Introduction

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

What is libinjeqt-dev

libinjeqt-dev is:

Dependency injection is an implementation of inverse of control and can be used to increase program modularity and extendability. In general it also results in more testable source code.

There is a lot of dependency injection frameworks for bytecode based languages like Java and C#, for instance Guice and Spring. C++ lacks reflection facilities that make dependency injection so powerful in these languages.

Injeqt is an attempt to build a powerful and reliable dependency injection framework on Qt’s reflection based on MOC (meta-object compiler). For version 0.1 some basic features were implemented.

This package contains development files needed to compile software, that uses the library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libinjeqt-dev

Install libinjeqt-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libinjeqt-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libinjeqt-dev

How To Uninstall libinjeqt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libinjeqt-dev

Uninstall libinjeqt-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinjeqt-dev

Remove libinjeqt-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libinjeqt-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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