How To Install libqt5location5-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5location5-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libqt5location5-plugins
libqt5location5-plugins is:
Qt is a cross-platform C++ application framework. Qt’s primary feature is its rich set of widgets that provide standard GUI functionality.
This package contains Qt Location position and geolocation plugins.
There are three methods to install libqt5location5-plugins 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 libqt5location5-plugins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt5location5-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqt5location5-plugins
Install libqt5location5-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt5location5-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqt5location5-plugins
Install libqt5location5-plugins 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 libqt5location5-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqt5location5-plugins
How To Uninstall libqt5location5-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libqt5location5-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqt5location5-plugins
Uninstall libqt5location5-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqt5location5-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt5location5-plugins
Remove libqt5location5-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove libqt5location5-plugins configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqt5location5-plugins
Remove libqt5location5-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqt5location5-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt5location5-plugins
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5location5-plugins package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
