How To Install qt-at-spi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qt-at-spi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is qt-at-spi
qt-at-spi is:
A plugin to export Qt widgets over AT-SPI2. This allows them to be read by accessibility tools such as the Orca screen reader.
There are three methods to install qt-at-spi 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 qt-at-spi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qt-at-spi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qt-at-spi
Install qt-at-spi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qt-at-spi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qt-at-spi
Install qt-at-spi 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 qt-at-spi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qt-at-spi
How To Uninstall qt-at-spi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the qt-at-spi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qt-at-spi
Uninstall qt-at-spi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qt-at-spi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qt-at-spi
Remove qt-at-spi Configurations and Data
To remove qt-at-spi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qt-at-spi
Remove qt-at-spi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qt-at-spi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qt-at-spi
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qt-at-spi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
