How To Install libqoauth2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqoauth2 on Ubuntu 18.04. libqoauth2 is Qt5-based client implementation of the OAuth authorization scheme

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqoauth2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libqoauth2

libqoauth2 is:

QOAuth is a Qt5-based C++ implementation of an interface to services using OAuth authorization scheme.

OAuth is described in detail at http://oauth.net/

There are three methods to install libqoauth2 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 libqoauth2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqoauth2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqoauth2

Install libqoauth2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqoauth2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqoauth2

Install libqoauth2 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 libqoauth2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqoauth2

How To Uninstall libqoauth2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libqoauth2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqoauth2

Uninstall libqoauth2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqoauth2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqoauth2

Remove libqoauth2 Configurations and Data

To remove libqoauth2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqoauth2

Remove libqoauth2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqoauth2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqoauth2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqoauth2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.