How To Install libkcal4 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libkcal4 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libkcal4 is library for handling calendar data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkcal4 on Debian 10.

What is libkcal4

libkcal4 is:

This library provides access to and handling of calendar data. It supports the standard formats iCalendar and vCalendar and the group scheduling standard iTIP.

This library integrates with the deprecated KResource framework, and its use is discouraged in favour of KCalCore and KCalUtils.

This package is part of the KDE Development Platform PIM libraries module.

There are three methods to install libkcal4 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libkcal4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkcal4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkcal4

Install libkcal4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkcal4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkcal4

Install libkcal4 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 libkcal4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkcal4

How To Uninstall libkcal4 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libkcal4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkcal4

Uninstall libkcal4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkcal4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkcal4

Remove libkcal4 Configurations and Data

To remove libkcal4 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkcal4

Remove libkcal4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkcal4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkcal4

Dependencies

libkcal4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkcal4 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.