How To Install qtwayland5-examples on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtwayland5-examples on Ubuntu 18.04. qtwayland5-examples is Qt 5 Wayland examples

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtwayland5-examples on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is qtwayland5-examples

qtwayland5-examples 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 examples of the Qt 5 Wayland module.

There are three methods to install qtwayland5-examples 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 qtwayland5-examples Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qtwayland5-examples using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qtwayland5-examples

Install qtwayland5-examples Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qtwayland5-examples using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qtwayland5-examples

Install qtwayland5-examples 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 qtwayland5-examples using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtwayland5-examples

How To Uninstall qtwayland5-examples on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the qtwayland5-examples package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qtwayland5-examples

Uninstall qtwayland5-examples And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qtwayland5-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtwayland5-examples

Remove qtwayland5-examples Configurations and Data

To remove qtwayland5-examples configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qtwayland5-examples

Remove qtwayland5-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qtwayland5-examples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtwayland5-examples

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtwayland5-examples package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.