How To Install qttools5-private-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qttools5-private-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is qttools5-private-dev
qttools5-private-dev 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 private header development files.
Use at your own risk.
There are three methods to install qttools5-private-dev 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 qttools5-private-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qttools5-private-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qttools5-private-dev
Install qttools5-private-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qttools5-private-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qttools5-private-dev
Install qttools5-private-dev 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 qttools5-private-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qttools5-private-dev
How To Uninstall qttools5-private-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the qttools5-private-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qttools5-private-dev
Uninstall qttools5-private-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qttools5-private-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qttools5-private-dev
Remove qttools5-private-dev Configurations and Data
To remove qttools5-private-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qttools5-private-dev
Remove qttools5-private-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qttools5-private-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qttools5-private-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qttools5-private-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.