How To Install qmake6 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 qmake6 on Ubuntu.
What is qmake6
qmake6 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 the Qt 6 qmake, a tool that helps simplify the build process for development project across different platforms. qmake automates the generation of Makefiles so that only a few lines of information are needed to create each Makefile. qmake can be used for any software project, whether it is written using Qt or not.
Qt 6 qmake requires a platform and a compiler description file which contains many default values used to generate appropriate Makefiles.
This package contains also these platform specifications.
There are three methods to install qmake6 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 qmake6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qmake6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qmake6
Install qmake6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qmake6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qmake6
Install qmake6 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 qmake6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qmake6
How To Uninstall qmake6 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the qmake6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qmake6
Uninstall qmake6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qmake6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qmake6
Remove qmake6 Configurations and Data
To remove qmake6 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qmake6
Remove qmake6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qmake6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qmake6
Dependencies
qmake6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qmake6 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.