How To Install kde-sc-dev-latest on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-sc-dev-latest on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kde-sc-dev-latest
kde-sc-dev-latest is:
This package ensures that the latest version of the KDE Development Platform packages are installed on the system.
This metapackage is intended to be used only in the Build-Depends of the KDE Software Compilation packages. If the “Breaks” effect of this package is not desired on the maintainer system, it can be overridden by installing a custom version of this package with the pkgkde-override-sc-dev-latest command from the pkg-kde-tools package.
There are three methods to install kde-sc-dev-latest on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kde-sc-dev-latest Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kde-sc-dev-latest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kde-sc-dev-latest
Install kde-sc-dev-latest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kde-sc-dev-latest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kde-sc-dev-latest
Install kde-sc-dev-latest 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 kde-sc-dev-latest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kde-sc-dev-latest
How To Uninstall kde-sc-dev-latest on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kde-sc-dev-latest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kde-sc-dev-latest
Uninstall kde-sc-dev-latest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kde-sc-dev-latest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kde-sc-dev-latest
Remove kde-sc-dev-latest Configurations and Data
To remove kde-sc-dev-latest configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kde-sc-dev-latest
Remove kde-sc-dev-latest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kde-sc-dev-latest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kde-sc-dev-latest
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-sc-dev-latest package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
