How To Install libqtbamf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtbamf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libqtbamf-dev is Qt binding and QML plugin for bamf - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtbamf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libqtbamf-dev

libqtbamf-dev is:

Qt binding and QML plugin for the bamf dbus daemon semi-automatically generated with qdbusxml2cpp and matching the GObject library structure.

This package contains the development headers for libqtbamf

There are three methods to install libqtbamf-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 libqtbamf-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 libqtbamf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqtbamf-dev

Install libqtbamf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqtbamf-dev

Install libqtbamf-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 libqtbamf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqtbamf-dev

How To Uninstall libqtbamf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libqtbamf-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqtbamf-dev

Uninstall libqtbamf-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqtbamf-dev

Remove libqtbamf-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libqtbamf-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqtbamf-dev

Remove libqtbamf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqtbamf-dev

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Summary

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