How To Install konqueror-nsplugins on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install konqueror-nsplugins on Ubuntu 18.04. konqueror-nsplugins is Netscape plugin support for Konqueror

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install konqueror-nsplugins on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is konqueror-nsplugins

konqueror-nsplugins is:

Konqueror is the KDE web browser and advanced file manager.

This package provides a KDE component for enabling the use of Netscape/Mozilla/etc browser plugins (such as Adobe Flash) within Konqueror.

This package is part of the KDE base applications module.

There are three methods to install konqueror-nsplugins 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 konqueror-nsplugins Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install konqueror-nsplugins

Install konqueror-nsplugins Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install konqueror-nsplugins

Install konqueror-nsplugins 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 konqueror-nsplugins using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install konqueror-nsplugins

How To Uninstall konqueror-nsplugins on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the konqueror-nsplugins package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove konqueror-nsplugins

Uninstall konqueror-nsplugins And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove konqueror-nsplugins

Remove konqueror-nsplugins Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge konqueror-nsplugins

Remove konqueror-nsplugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge konqueror-nsplugins

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Summary

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