How To Install qbs-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qbs-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is qbs-doc
qbs-doc is:
Qbs is a general purpose cross-platform build tool that aims at fast and correct incremental builds. It features a project description language that is similar to QML.
This package contains the documentation for Qbs in QCH format, which can be viewed using Qt Assistant from qttools5-dev-tools package.
There are three methods to install qbs-doc 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 qbs-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qbs-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qbs-doc
Install qbs-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qbs-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qbs-doc
Install qbs-doc 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 qbs-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qbs-doc
How To Uninstall qbs-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the qbs-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qbs-doc
Uninstall qbs-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qbs-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qbs-doc
Remove qbs-doc Configurations and Data
To remove qbs-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qbs-doc
Remove qbs-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qbs-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qbs-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qbs-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
