How To Install qtubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is qtubuntu-desktop
qtubuntu-desktop is:
QtUbuntu is a QPA plugin for Qt5 adding support for the Mir display server.
This variant of the package is for GNU-based desktops.
There are three methods to install qtubuntu-desktop 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 qtubuntu-desktop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qtubuntu-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qtubuntu-desktop
Install qtubuntu-desktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qtubuntu-desktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qtubuntu-desktop
Install qtubuntu-desktop 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 qtubuntu-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qtubuntu-desktop
How To Uninstall qtubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the qtubuntu-desktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qtubuntu-desktop
Uninstall qtubuntu-desktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qtubuntu-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtubuntu-desktop
Remove qtubuntu-desktop Configurations and Data
To remove qtubuntu-desktop configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qtubuntu-desktop
Remove qtubuntu-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qtubuntu-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtubuntu-desktop
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtubuntu-desktop package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
