How To Install libqca-qt5-2-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqca-qt5-2-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04. libqca-qt5-2-plugins is QCA plugins for libqca2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqca-qt5-2-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libqca-qt5-2-plugins

libqca-qt5-2-plugins is:

This plugin provides cryptographic as well as helper plugins for Qt Cryptographic Architecture (QCA).

There are three methods to install libqca-qt5-2-plugins 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 libqca-qt5-2-plugins Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqca-qt5-2-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqca-qt5-2-plugins

Install libqca-qt5-2-plugins Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqca-qt5-2-plugins using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqca-qt5-2-plugins

Install libqca-qt5-2-plugins 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 libqca-qt5-2-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqca-qt5-2-plugins

How To Uninstall libqca-qt5-2-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libqca-qt5-2-plugins package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqca-qt5-2-plugins

Uninstall libqca-qt5-2-plugins And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqca-qt5-2-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqca-qt5-2-plugins

Remove libqca-qt5-2-plugins Configurations and Data

To remove libqca-qt5-2-plugins configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqca-qt5-2-plugins

Remove libqca-qt5-2-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqca-qt5-2-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqca-qt5-2-plugins

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqca-qt5-2-plugins package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.