How To Install qtdeclarative5-dev-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtdeclarative5-dev-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is qtdeclarative5-dev-tools
qtdeclarative5-dev-tools 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 development programs used for building Qt 5 declarative applications.
There are three methods to install qtdeclarative5-dev-tools 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 qtdeclarative5-dev-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qtdeclarative5-dev-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qtdeclarative5-dev-tools
Install qtdeclarative5-dev-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qtdeclarative5-dev-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qtdeclarative5-dev-tools
Install qtdeclarative5-dev-tools 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 qtdeclarative5-dev-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qtdeclarative5-dev-tools
How To Uninstall qtdeclarative5-dev-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the qtdeclarative5-dev-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qtdeclarative5-dev-tools
Uninstall qtdeclarative5-dev-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qtdeclarative5-dev-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtdeclarative5-dev-tools
Remove qtdeclarative5-dev-tools Configurations and Data
To remove qtdeclarative5-dev-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qtdeclarative5-dev-tools
Remove qtdeclarative5-dev-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qtdeclarative5-dev-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtdeclarative5-dev-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtdeclarative5-dev-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
