How To Install qml-module-qtwebengine on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install qml-module-qtwebengine on Ubuntu 18.04. qml-module-qtwebengine is Qt WebEngine QML module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qml-module-qtwebengine on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is qml-module-qtwebengine

qml-module-qtwebengine is:

QtWebEngine provides a Web browser engine that makes it easy to embed content from the World Wide Web into your Qt application.

This package contains the WebEngine QML module for QtDeclarative.

There are three methods to install qml-module-qtwebengine 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-qtwebengine 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-qtwebengine using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qml-module-qtwebengine

Install qml-module-qtwebengine Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qml-module-qtwebengine using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qml-module-qtwebengine

Install qml-module-qtwebengine 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-qtwebengine using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qml-module-qtwebengine

How To Uninstall qml-module-qtwebengine on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the qml-module-qtwebengine package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qml-module-qtwebengine

Uninstall qml-module-qtwebengine And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qml-module-qtwebengine 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-qtwebengine

Remove qml-module-qtwebengine Configurations and Data

To remove qml-module-qtwebengine configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qml-module-qtwebengine

Remove qml-module-qtwebengine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qml-module-qtwebengine configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qml-module-qtwebengine

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qml-module-qtwebengine package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.