How To Install libqt5webchannel5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5webchannel5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libqt5webchannel5
libqt5webchannel5 is:
Qt WebChannel enables peer-to-peer communication between the host (QML/C++ application) and the client (HTML/JavaScript application). The transport mechanism is supported out of the box by the two popular web engines, Qt WebKit 2 and Qt WebEngine (experimental).
This package contains the QtWebChannel libraries.
There are three methods to install libqt5webchannel5 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 libqt5webchannel5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt5webchannel5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqt5webchannel5
Install libqt5webchannel5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt5webchannel5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqt5webchannel5
Install libqt5webchannel5 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 libqt5webchannel5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqt5webchannel5
How To Uninstall libqt5webchannel5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libqt5webchannel5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqt5webchannel5
Uninstall libqt5webchannel5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqt5webchannel5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt5webchannel5
Remove libqt5webchannel5 Configurations and Data
To remove libqt5webchannel5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqt5webchannel5
Remove libqt5webchannel5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqt5webchannel5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt5webchannel5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5webchannel5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
