How To Install qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme 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 qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme on Ubuntu.
What is qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme
qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme 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 provides the XDG Desktop portal platform theme, which makes Qt use native file dialogs on Flatpak/Snap based environments.
There are three methods to install qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme 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 qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme
Install qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme
Install qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme 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 qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme
How To Uninstall qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme
Uninstall qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme
Remove qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme Configurations and Data
To remove qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme
Remove qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme
Dependencies
qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qt6-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.