How To Install qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04. qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin is transitional dummy package for Qt 5 settings QML module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin

qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin 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 is a transitional dummy package which can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin 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-settings-plugin 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-settings-plugin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin

Install qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin

Install qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin 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-settings-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin

How To Uninstall qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin

Uninstall qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin

Remove qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin Configurations and Data

To remove qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin

Remove qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtdeclarative5-settings-plugin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.