How To Install libsoqt4-20 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoqt4-20 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsoqt4-20
libsoqt4-20 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 library is linked against Qt version 4.
There are three methods to install libsoqt4-20 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 libsoqt4-20 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsoqt4-20 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsoqt4-20
Install libsoqt4-20 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsoqt4-20 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsoqt4-20
Install libsoqt4-20 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 libsoqt4-20 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsoqt4-20
How To Uninstall libsoqt4-20 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsoqt4-20 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsoqt4-20
Uninstall libsoqt4-20 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsoqt4-20 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsoqt4-20
Remove libsoqt4-20 Configurations and Data
To remove libsoqt4-20 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsoqt4-20
Remove libsoqt4-20 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsoqt4-20 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsoqt4-20
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoqt4-20 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
