How To Install libqglviewer-dev-qt4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqglviewer-dev-qt4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libqglviewer-dev-qt4
libqglviewer-dev-qt4 is:
libqglviewer (also known as libQGLViewer) is a free C++ library based on Qt that enables the quick creation of OpenGL 3D viewers. It features a powerful camera trackball and simple applications simply require an implementation of the draw() function. It is a tool of choice for OpenGL beginners and assignements. It provides screenshot saving, mouse manipulated frames, stereo display, interpolated keyFrames, object selection, and much more. It is fully customizable and easy to extend to create complex applications, with a possible Qt GUI.
This package contains the files needed to develop and compile programs using QGLViewer linked with Qt version 4.
There are three methods to install libqglviewer-dev-qt4 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 libqglviewer-dev-qt4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqglviewer-dev-qt4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqglviewer-dev-qt4
Install libqglviewer-dev-qt4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqglviewer-dev-qt4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqglviewer-dev-qt4
Install libqglviewer-dev-qt4 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 libqglviewer-dev-qt4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqglviewer-dev-qt4
How To Uninstall libqglviewer-dev-qt4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libqglviewer-dev-qt4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqglviewer-dev-qt4
Uninstall libqglviewer-dev-qt4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqglviewer-dev-qt4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqglviewer-dev-qt4
Remove libqglviewer-dev-qt4 Configurations and Data
To remove libqglviewer-dev-qt4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqglviewer-dev-qt4
Remove libqglviewer-dev-qt4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqglviewer-dev-qt4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqglviewer-dev-qt4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqglviewer-dev-qt4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
