How To Install libqmobipocket-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmobipocket-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libqmobipocket-dev is library for reading Mobipocket documents

Introduction

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

What is libqmobipocket-dev

libqmobipocket-dev is:

Qt library for reading Mobipocket documents.

This package contains the files necessary for development.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libqmobipocket-dev

Install libqmobipocket-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqmobipocket-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libqmobipocket-dev

How To Uninstall libqmobipocket-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libqmobipocket-dev

Uninstall libqmobipocket-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqmobipocket-dev

Remove libqmobipocket-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libqmobipocket-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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