How To Install libqwt5-qt4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqwt5-qt4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libqwt5-qt4-dev
libqwt5-qt4-dev is:
The Qwt library contains Qt GUI Components and utility classes which are primarily useful for programs with a technical background. Most of these widgets are used to control or display values, arrays, or ranges of type double.
This package contains the Qwt development files for Qt4.
There are three methods to install libqwt5-qt4-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 libqwt5-qt4-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 libqwt5-qt4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqwt5-qt4-dev
Install libqwt5-qt4-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqwt5-qt4-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqwt5-qt4-dev
Install libqwt5-qt4-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 libqwt5-qt4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqwt5-qt4-dev
How To Uninstall libqwt5-qt4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libqwt5-qt4-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqwt5-qt4-dev
Uninstall libqwt5-qt4-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqwt5-qt4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqwt5-qt4-dev
Remove libqwt5-qt4-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libqwt5-qt4-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqwt5-qt4-dev
Remove libqwt5-qt4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqwt5-qt4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqwt5-qt4-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqwt5-qt4-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.