How To Install qtgstreamer-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtgstreamer-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. qtgstreamer-doc is QtGStreamer API documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtgstreamer-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is qtgstreamer-doc

qtgstreamer-doc is:

QtGStreamer provides C++ bindings for GStreamer with a Qt-style API, plus some helper classes for integrating GStreamer better in Qt applications.

This package contains API documentation for the QtGStreamer library in html format, generated from the sources with doxygen.

There are three methods to install qtgstreamer-doc 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 qtgstreamer-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qtgstreamer-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qtgstreamer-doc

Install qtgstreamer-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qtgstreamer-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qtgstreamer-doc

Install qtgstreamer-doc 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 qtgstreamer-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtgstreamer-doc

How To Uninstall qtgstreamer-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the qtgstreamer-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qtgstreamer-doc

Uninstall qtgstreamer-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtgstreamer-doc

Remove qtgstreamer-doc Configurations and Data

To remove qtgstreamer-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qtgstreamer-doc

Remove qtgstreamer-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qtgstreamer-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtgstreamer-doc

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Summary

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