How To Install kdoctools-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdoctools-dev on Debian 9. kdoctools-dev is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdoctools-dev on Debian 9.

What is kdoctools-dev

kdoctools-dev is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install kdoctools-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install kdoctools-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kdoctools-dev

Install kdoctools-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kdoctools-dev

Install kdoctools-dev 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install kdoctools-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kdoctools-dev

How To Uninstall kdoctools-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the kdoctools-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kdoctools-dev

Uninstall kdoctools-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kdoctools-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kdoctools-dev

Remove kdoctools-dev Configurations and Data

To remove kdoctools-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kdoctools-dev

Remove kdoctools-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kdoctools-dev

Dependencies

kdoctools-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdoctools-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.