How To Install libqapt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqapt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libqapt-dev
libqapt-dev is:
LibQApt is a Qt wrapper around the libapt-pkg library as well as an APT implementation using libapt-pkg. The aim is to provide a sane API for package management to ease the development of package managers written in Qt and C++
This package contains the development headers for the QApt library
There are three methods to install libqapt-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 libqapt-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 libqapt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqapt-dev
Install libqapt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqapt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqapt-dev
Install libqapt-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 libqapt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqapt-dev
How To Uninstall libqapt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libqapt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqapt-dev
Uninstall libqapt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqapt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqapt-dev
Remove libqapt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libqapt-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqapt-dev
Remove libqapt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqapt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqapt-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqapt-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
