How To Install qml-module-qtwebchannel on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qml-module-qtwebchannel on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is qml-module-qtwebchannel
qml-module-qtwebchannel is:
Qt WebChannel enables peer-to-peer communication between the host (QML/C++ application) and the client (HTML/JavaScript application). The transport mechanism is supported out of the box by the two popular web engines, Qt WebKit 2 and Qt WebEngine (experimental).
This package contains the WebChannel QML module for QtDeclarative.
There are three methods to install qml-module-qtwebchannel 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 qml-module-qtwebchannel Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qml-module-qtwebchannel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qml-module-qtwebchannel
Install qml-module-qtwebchannel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qml-module-qtwebchannel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qml-module-qtwebchannel
Install qml-module-qtwebchannel 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 qml-module-qtwebchannel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qml-module-qtwebchannel
How To Uninstall qml-module-qtwebchannel on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the qml-module-qtwebchannel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qml-module-qtwebchannel
Uninstall qml-module-qtwebchannel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qml-module-qtwebchannel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qml-module-qtwebchannel
Remove qml-module-qtwebchannel Configurations and Data
To remove qml-module-qtwebchannel configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qml-module-qtwebchannel
Remove qml-module-qtwebchannel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qml-module-qtwebchannel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qml-module-qtwebchannel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qml-module-qtwebchannel package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
