How To Install libqt5serialport5 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5serialport5 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libqt5serialport5
libqt5serialport5 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 includes the library to use serial ports from within Qt 5.
There are three methods to install libqt5serialport5 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libqt5serialport5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt5serialport5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqt5serialport5
Install libqt5serialport5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt5serialport5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqt5serialport5
Install libqt5serialport5 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 libqt5serialport5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqt5serialport5
How To Uninstall libqt5serialport5 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libqt5serialport5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqt5serialport5
Uninstall libqt5serialport5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqt5serialport5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt5serialport5
Remove libqt5serialport5 Configurations and Data
To remove libqt5serialport5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqt5serialport5
Remove libqt5serialport5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqt5serialport5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt5serialport5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5serialport5 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.