How To Install libqt53dextras5 on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt53dextras5 on Ubuntu.

What is `libqt53dextras5`

libqt53dextras5 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 Qt 3D extras module.

There are three methods to install libqt53dextras5 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libqt53dextras5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt53dextras5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqt53dextras5

Install libqt53dextras5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt53dextras5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqt53dextras5

Install libqt53dextras5 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 libqt53dextras5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqt53dextras5

How To Uninstall libqt53dextras5 on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the libqt53dextras5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqt53dextras5

Uninstall libqt53dextras5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqt53dextras5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt53dextras5

Remove libqt53dextras5 Configurations and Data

To remove libqt53dextras5 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqt53dextras5

Remove libqt53dextras5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqt53dextras5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt53dextras5

Dependencies

libqt53dextras5 have the following dependencies:

References

libqt53dextras5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt53dextras5 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.