How To Install libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev
libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev is:
QtWayland is a Qt 5 module that wraps the functionality of Wayland.
This package contains the development files for QtWayland compositor library.
This library is a tech preview and the API will change before the final release. Use at your own risk.
There are three methods to install libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev 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 libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev
Install libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev
Install libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev 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 libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev
How To Uninstall libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev
Uninstall libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev
Remove libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev
Remove libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5waylandcompositor5-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
