How To Install kio-smpq on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install kio-smpq on Debian 9. kio-smpq is KDE4 kio plugin for StormLib MPQ archiving utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kio-smpq on Debian 9.

What is kio-smpq

kio-smpq is:

This is KDE4 KIO plugin which add support for all KDE4 applications (e.g. Konqueror, Dolphin, Kate, … and all KDE4 open/save dialogs) access to MPQ archives like to directory or network drive (or FTP). This is simple way how to integrate MPQ support on KDE4 desktop (There is no need to use some MPQ viewer/editor. All KDE4 application can open MPQ archives in read/write mode).

This plugin is part of SMPQ. But it does not depend on SMPQ application binary.

There are three methods to install kio-smpq 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 kio-smpq Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kio-smpq

Install kio-smpq Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kio-smpq

Install kio-smpq 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 kio-smpq using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kio-smpq

How To Uninstall kio-smpq on Debian 9

To uninstall only the kio-smpq package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kio-smpq

Uninstall kio-smpq And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kio-smpq

Remove kio-smpq Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kio-smpq

Remove kio-smpq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kio-smpq

Dependencies

kio-smpq have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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