How To Install libqgpsmm23 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqgpsmm23 on Ubuntu 18.04. libqgpsmm23 is Global Positioning System - Qt wrapper for libgps

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqgpsmm23 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libqgpsmm23

libqgpsmm23 is:

The gpsd service daemon can monitor one or more GPS devices connected to a host computer, making all data on the location and movements of the sensors available to be queried on TCP port 2947.

This package provides libQgpsmm, the Qt version of libgpsmm. It is a wrapper over libgps, the service library for querying GPS devices. libQgpsmm is available on all platforms which are supported by Qt4.

There are three methods to install libqgpsmm23 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 libqgpsmm23 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqgpsmm23 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqgpsmm23

Install libqgpsmm23 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqgpsmm23 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqgpsmm23

Install libqgpsmm23 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 libqgpsmm23 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqgpsmm23

How To Uninstall libqgpsmm23 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libqgpsmm23 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqgpsmm23

Uninstall libqgpsmm23 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqgpsmm23 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqgpsmm23

Remove libqgpsmm23 Configurations and Data

To remove libqgpsmm23 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqgpsmm23

Remove libqgpsmm23 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqgpsmm23 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqgpsmm23

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqgpsmm23 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.