How To Install libqtassistantclient-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtassistantclient-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libqtassistantclient-dev
libqtassistantclient-dev 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 the files necessary to build applications using the deprecated QAssistantClient class, which is used together with the legacy Assistant Document Profile (.adp) version of Qt Assistant.
This class is obsolete. It is provided to keep old source code working. It is strongly advised against using it in new code. New code should use the Qt Help Framework introduced in Qt 4.4 and/or the version of Qt Assistant based on it (also introduced in Qt 4.4) instead.
There are three methods to install libqtassistantclient-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 libqtassistantclient-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 libqtassistantclient-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqtassistantclient-dev
Install libqtassistantclient-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqtassistantclient-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqtassistantclient-dev
Install libqtassistantclient-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 libqtassistantclient-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqtassistantclient-dev
How To Uninstall libqtassistantclient-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libqtassistantclient-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqtassistantclient-dev
Uninstall libqtassistantclient-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqtassistantclient-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqtassistantclient-dev
Remove libqtassistantclient-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libqtassistantclient-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqtassistantclient-dev
Remove libqtassistantclient-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqtassistantclient-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqtassistantclient-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtassistantclient-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
