How To Install kolourpaint4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kolourpaint4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kolourpaint4
kolourpaint4 is:
KolourPaint is a simple drawing and image editing application for KDE. It aims to be easy to use, providing a level of functionality targeted towards the average user. It is ideal for common tasks such as drawing simple graphics and touching-up photos.
This package is a dummy package to make the upgrade to ‘kolourpaint’ easier for package managers, it can be safely removed after upgrading.
There are three methods to install kolourpaint4 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 kolourpaint4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kolourpaint4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kolourpaint4
Install kolourpaint4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kolourpaint4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kolourpaint4
Install kolourpaint4 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 kolourpaint4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kolourpaint4
How To Uninstall kolourpaint4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kolourpaint4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kolourpaint4
Uninstall kolourpaint4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kolourpaint4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kolourpaint4
Remove kolourpaint4 Configurations and Data
To remove kolourpaint4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kolourpaint4
Remove kolourpaint4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kolourpaint4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kolourpaint4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kolourpaint4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.