How To Install qtxdg-dev-tools on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtxdg-dev-tools on Ubuntu 18.04. qtxdg-dev-tools is Development tools for libqtxdgiconloader

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtxdg-dev-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is qtxdg-dev-tools

qtxdg-dev-tools is:

This package provide some development tools for qtxdg.

There are three methods to install qtxdg-dev-tools 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 qtxdg-dev-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qtxdg-dev-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qtxdg-dev-tools

Install qtxdg-dev-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qtxdg-dev-tools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qtxdg-dev-tools

Install qtxdg-dev-tools 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 qtxdg-dev-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtxdg-dev-tools

How To Uninstall qtxdg-dev-tools on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the qtxdg-dev-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qtxdg-dev-tools

Uninstall qtxdg-dev-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtxdg-dev-tools

Remove qtxdg-dev-tools Configurations and Data

To remove qtxdg-dev-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qtxdg-dev-tools

Remove qtxdg-dev-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qtxdg-dev-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtxdg-dev-tools

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Summary

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