How To Install qconf on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qconf on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is qconf
qconf is:
It is intended for developers who don’t need (or want) to use the more complex GNU autotools. With qconf/qmake, it is easy to maintain a cross-platform project that uses a familiar configuration interface on *nix.
Qt 4.x and Qt 5.x are currently supported.
There are three methods to install qconf on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install qconf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qconf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qconf
Install qconf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qconf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qconf
Install qconf 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 qconf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qconf
How To Uninstall qconf on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the qconf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qconf
Uninstall qconf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qconf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qconf
Remove qconf Configurations and Data
To remove qconf configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qconf
Remove qconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qconf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qconf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qconf package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
