How To Install qtquickcontrols5-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtquickcontrols5-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. qtquickcontrols5-doc is Qt 5 Quick Controls documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtquickcontrols5-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is qtquickcontrols5-doc

qtquickcontrols5-doc 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 documentation for the Qt 5 Quick Controls module.

There are three methods to install qtquickcontrols5-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 qtquickcontrols5-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 qtquickcontrols5-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qtquickcontrols5-doc

Install qtquickcontrols5-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qtquickcontrols5-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qtquickcontrols5-doc

Install qtquickcontrols5-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 qtquickcontrols5-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtquickcontrols5-doc

How To Uninstall qtquickcontrols5-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the qtquickcontrols5-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qtquickcontrols5-doc

Uninstall qtquickcontrols5-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qtquickcontrols5-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtquickcontrols5-doc

Remove qtquickcontrols5-doc Configurations and Data

To remove qtquickcontrols5-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qtquickcontrols5-doc

Remove qtquickcontrols5-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qtquickcontrols5-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtquickcontrols5-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtquickcontrols5-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.