How To Install libqtgconf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is libqtgconf-dev

libqtgconf-dev is:

Simple Qt binding and QML plugin for GConf, written as a thin wrapper on top of libgq-gconf (see http://maemo.org/packages/view/libgq-gconf0/).

This package contains the developer headers for the QT bindings for GConf

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

sudo apt-get -y install libqtgconf-dev

Install libqtgconf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqtgconf-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libqtgconf-dev

How To Uninstall libqtgconf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libqtgconf-dev

Uninstall libqtgconf-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqtgconf-dev

Remove libqtgconf-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libqtgconf-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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