How To Install qt5-qmake on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qt5-qmake on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is qt5-qmake
qt5-qmake is:
Qt is a cross-platform C++ application framework. Qt’s primary feature is its rich set of widgets that provide standard GUI functionality.
This package contains the Qt 5 qmake, a tool that helps simplify the build process for development project across different platforms. qmake automates the generation of Makefiles so that only a few lines of information are needed to create each Makefile. qmake can be used for any software project, whether it is written using Qt or not.
Qt 5 qmake requires a platform and compiler description file which contains many default values used to generate appropriate Makefiles.
This package contains also these platform specifications.
There are three methods to install qt5-qmake on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install qt5-qmake Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qt5-qmake using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qt5-qmake
Install qt5-qmake Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qt5-qmake using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qt5-qmake
Install qt5-qmake 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 qt5-qmake using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qt5-qmake
How To Uninstall qt5-qmake on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the qt5-qmake package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qt5-qmake
Uninstall qt5-qmake And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qt5-qmake and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qt5-qmake
Remove qt5-qmake Configurations and Data
To remove qt5-qmake configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qt5-qmake
Remove qt5-qmake configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qt5-qmake configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qt5-qmake
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qt5-qmake package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.