How To Install libqt5waylandclient5 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5waylandclient5 on Ubuntu 18.04. libqt5waylandclient5 is QtWayland client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5waylandclient5 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libqt5waylandclient5

libqt5waylandclient5 is:

QtWayland is a Qt 5 module that wraps the functionality of Wayland.

This package contains the QtWayland client library.

There are three methods to install libqt5waylandclient5 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 libqt5waylandclient5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt5waylandclient5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqt5waylandclient5

Install libqt5waylandclient5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt5waylandclient5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqt5waylandclient5

Install libqt5waylandclient5 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 libqt5waylandclient5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqt5waylandclient5

How To Uninstall libqt5waylandclient5 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libqt5waylandclient5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqt5waylandclient5

Uninstall libqt5waylandclient5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqt5waylandclient5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt5waylandclient5

Remove libqt5waylandclient5 Configurations and Data

To remove libqt5waylandclient5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqt5waylandclient5

Remove libqt5waylandclient5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqt5waylandclient5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt5waylandclient5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5waylandclient5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.