How To Install qtchooser on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtchooser on Ubuntu 22.04. qtchooser is Wrapper to select between Qt development binary versions

Introduction

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

What is qtchooser

qtchooser is:

Qt is a cross-platform C++ application framework. Qt’s primary feature is its rich set of widgets that provide standard GUI functionality.

The Qt Chooser provides a wrapper to switch between versions of Qt development binaries when multiple versions like 4 and 5 are installed or local Qt builds are to be used.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qtchooser

Install qtchooser Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qtchooser

Install qtchooser 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 qtchooser using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtchooser

How To Uninstall qtchooser on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove qtchooser

Uninstall qtchooser And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtchooser

Remove qtchooser Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qtchooser

Remove qtchooser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtchooser

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Summary

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