How To Install kdepim-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdepim-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04. kdepim-runtime is runtime components for Akonadi KDE

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdepim-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is kdepim-runtime

kdepim-runtime is:

This package contains Akonadi agents written using KDE Development Platform libraries. Any package that uses Akonadi should probably pull this in as a dependency. The kres-bridges is also parts of this package.

This package is part of the kdepim-runtime module.

There are three methods to install kdepim-runtime 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 kdepim-runtime Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kdepim-runtime using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kdepim-runtime

Install kdepim-runtime Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kdepim-runtime using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kdepim-runtime

Install kdepim-runtime 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 kdepim-runtime using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kdepim-runtime

How To Uninstall kdepim-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the kdepim-runtime package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kdepim-runtime

Uninstall kdepim-runtime And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kdepim-runtime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kdepim-runtime

Remove kdepim-runtime Configurations and Data

To remove kdepim-runtime configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kdepim-runtime

Remove kdepim-runtime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kdepim-runtime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kdepim-runtime

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdepim-runtime package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.