How To Install kio-smpq on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kio-smpq on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kio-smpq package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
