How To Install qt5ct on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt5ct on Ubuntu 22.04. qt5ct is Qt5 Configuration Utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt5ct on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is qt5ct

qt5ct is:

This utility allows users to configure Qt5 settings (theme, font, icons, etc.) under DE/WM without Qt integration.

Qt5ct will only be active on environments other than Plasma. Default configuration have switch to disable running on Plasma.

Qt5ct could use qt5 gtk theme, KDE breeze theme, the fusion theme, QtCurve theme and many more. Each style could be customized further by changing the color schema.

There are three methods to install qt5ct 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 qt5ct Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qt5ct using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qt5ct

Install qt5ct Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qt5ct using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qt5ct

Install qt5ct 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 qt5ct using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qt5ct

How To Uninstall qt5ct on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the qt5ct package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qt5ct

Uninstall qt5ct And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qt5ct and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qt5ct

Remove qt5ct Configurations and Data

To remove qt5ct configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qt5ct

Remove qt5ct configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qt5ct configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qt5ct

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qt5ct package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.