How To Install libqwt-qt5-6 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 libqwt-qt5-6 on Ubuntu.
What is libqwt-qt5-6
libqwt-qt5-6 is:
The Qwt library contains Qt GUI Components and utility classes which are primarily useful for programs with a technical background. Most of these widgets are used to control or display values, arrays, or ranges of type double.
This package contains the files necessary for running applications that use the Qwt library and Qt5.
There are three methods to install libqwt-qt5-6 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 libqwt-qt5-6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqwt-qt5-6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqwt-qt5-6
Install libqwt-qt5-6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqwt-qt5-6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqwt-qt5-6
Install libqwt-qt5-6 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 libqwt-qt5-6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqwt-qt5-6
How To Uninstall libqwt-qt5-6 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libqwt-qt5-6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqwt-qt5-6
Uninstall libqwt-qt5-6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqwt-qt5-6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqwt-qt5-6
Remove libqwt-qt5-6 Configurations and Data
To remove libqwt-qt5-6 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqwt-qt5-6
Remove libqwt-qt5-6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqwt-qt5-6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqwt-qt5-6
Dependencies
libqwt-qt5-6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqwt-qt5-6 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.