How To Install libqt6widgets6 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 libqt6widgets6 on Ubuntu.
What is libqt6widgets6
libqt6widgets6 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 QtWidgets module extends QtGui with C++ widget functionality.
There are three methods to install libqt6widgets6 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 libqt6widgets6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt6widgets6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqt6widgets6
Install libqt6widgets6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqt6widgets6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqt6widgets6
Install libqt6widgets6 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 libqt6widgets6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqt6widgets6
How To Uninstall libqt6widgets6 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libqt6widgets6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqt6widgets6
Uninstall libqt6widgets6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqt6widgets6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt6widgets6
Remove libqt6widgets6 Configurations and Data
To remove libqt6widgets6 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqt6widgets6
Remove libqt6widgets6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqt6widgets6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt6widgets6
Dependencies
libqt6widgets6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt6widgets6 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.