How To Install libsoqt-dev-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoqt-dev-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsoqt-dev-common
libsoqt-dev-common is:
SoQt is a Qt GUI component toolkit library for Coin, based on the API of the InventorXt GUI component toolkit. SoQt is also compatible with OpenInventor of SGI and TGS.
This package provides headers, manpages, and other development environment files common to both the Qt3 and Qt4 versions of SoQt.
There are three methods to install libsoqt-dev-common 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 libsoqt-dev-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsoqt-dev-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsoqt-dev-common
Install libsoqt-dev-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsoqt-dev-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsoqt-dev-common
Install libsoqt-dev-common 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 libsoqt-dev-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsoqt-dev-common
How To Uninstall libsoqt-dev-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsoqt-dev-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsoqt-dev-common
Uninstall libsoqt-dev-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsoqt-dev-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsoqt-dev-common
Remove libsoqt-dev-common Configurations and Data
To remove libsoqt-dev-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsoqt-dev-common
Remove libsoqt-dev-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsoqt-dev-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsoqt-dev-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoqt-dev-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
