How To Install libqtgui4-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtgui4-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libqtgui4-perl is perl bindings for the Qt Gui library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtgui4-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libqtgui4-perl

libqtgui4-perl is:

This package contains perl bindings for the Qt Gui library.

It enables the use of Qt applications written in perl. For more details see the libqtgui4 package.

This Package is part of the PerlQt module.

There are three methods to install libqtgui4-perl 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 libqtgui4-perl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqtgui4-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqtgui4-perl

Install libqtgui4-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqtgui4-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqtgui4-perl

Install libqtgui4-perl 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 libqtgui4-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqtgui4-perl

How To Uninstall libqtgui4-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libqtgui4-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqtgui4-perl

Uninstall libqtgui4-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqtgui4-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqtgui4-perl

Remove libqtgui4-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libqtgui4-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqtgui4-perl

Remove libqtgui4-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqtgui4-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqtgui4-perl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtgui4-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.