How To Install qml-module-qt-labs-platform 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 qml-module-qt-labs-platform on Ubuntu.

What is `qml-module-qt-labs-platform`

qml-module-qt-labs-platform 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 experimental Qt Labs Platform module that provides platform integration: native dialogs, menus and menu bars, and tray icons. It falls back to Qt Widgets when a native implementation is not available.

There are three methods to install qml-module-qt-labs-platform 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 qml-module-qt-labs-platform Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qml-module-qt-labs-platform using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qml-module-qt-labs-platform

Install qml-module-qt-labs-platform Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qml-module-qt-labs-platform using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qml-module-qt-labs-platform

Install qml-module-qt-labs-platform 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 qml-module-qt-labs-platform using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qml-module-qt-labs-platform

How To Uninstall qml-module-qt-labs-platform on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the qml-module-qt-labs-platform package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qml-module-qt-labs-platform

Uninstall qml-module-qt-labs-platform And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qml-module-qt-labs-platform and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qml-module-qt-labs-platform

Remove qml-module-qt-labs-platform Configurations and Data

To remove qml-module-qt-labs-platform configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qml-module-qt-labs-platform

Remove qml-module-qt-labs-platform configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qml-module-qt-labs-platform configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qml-module-qt-labs-platform

Dependencies

qml-module-qt-labs-platform have the following dependencies:

References

qml-module-qt-labs-platform website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qml-module-qt-labs-platform package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.