How To Install ktnef on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ktnef on Debian 9.
What is ktnef
ktnef is:
The TNEF File Viewer allows one to handle easily mail attachments using the TNEF format. Those attachments are usually found in mails coming from Microsoft mail servers and embed the mail properties as well as the actual attachments.
An attachment in TNEF format is most often named winmail.dat or win.dat.
This package is part of the KDE PIM module.
There are three methods to install ktnef 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 ktnef Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ktnef using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ktnef
Install ktnef Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ktnef using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ktnef
Install ktnef 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 ktnef using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ktnef
How To Uninstall ktnef on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ktnef package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ktnef
Uninstall ktnef And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ktnef and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ktnef
Remove ktnef Configurations and Data
To remove ktnef configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ktnef
Remove ktnef configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ktnef configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ktnef
Dependencies
ktnef have the following dependencies:
- kio
- libc6
- libkf5configcore5
- libkf5configwidgets5
- libkf5coreaddons5
- libkf5dbusaddons5
- libkf5i18n5
- libkf5kiowidgets5
- libkf5service-bin
- libkf5service5
- libkf5tnef5
- libkf5widgetsaddons5
- libkf5xmlgui5
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5widgets5
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ktnef package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
