How To Install kdelirc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kdelirc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kdelirc
kdelirc is:
This is a transitional package provided to ease upgrade from kdelirc to the new kremotecontrol. It can be safely removed.
This package is part of the KDE utilities module.
There are three methods to install kdelirc 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 kdelirc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kdelirc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kdelirc
Install kdelirc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kdelirc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kdelirc
Install kdelirc 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 kdelirc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kdelirc
How To Uninstall kdelirc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kdelirc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kdelirc
Uninstall kdelirc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kdelirc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kdelirc
Remove kdelirc Configurations and Data
To remove kdelirc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kdelirc
Remove kdelirc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kdelirc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kdelirc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kdelirc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
