How To Install libqt4-xml on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt4-xml on Ubuntu 18.04. libqt4-xml is Qt 4 XML module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt4-xml on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libqt4-xml

libqt4-xml is:

Qt is a cross-platform C++ application framework. Qt’s primary feature is its rich set of widgets that provide standard GUI functionality.

The QtXml module provides a stream reader and writer for XML documents, and C++ implementations of SAX and DOM.

There are three methods to install libqt4-xml 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 libqt4-xml Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt4-xml using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqt4-xml

Install libqt4-xml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt4-xml using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqt4-xml

Install libqt4-xml 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 libqt4-xml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqt4-xml

How To Uninstall libqt4-xml on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libqt4-xml package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqt4-xml

Uninstall libqt4-xml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqt4-xml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt4-xml

Remove libqt4-xml Configurations and Data

To remove libqt4-xml configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqt4-xml

Remove libqt4-xml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqt4-xml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt4-xml

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt4-xml package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.