How To Install libkdeui5 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkdeui5 on Ubuntu 18.04. libkdeui5 is KDE Platform User Interface Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkdeui5 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkdeui5

libkdeui5 is:

This library provides standard user interface elements for use in KDE Applications. If your KDE Application has a GUI, you will almost certainly link to this library.

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

There are three methods to install libkdeui5 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 libkdeui5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkdeui5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkdeui5

Install libkdeui5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkdeui5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkdeui5

Install libkdeui5 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 libkdeui5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkdeui5

How To Uninstall libkdeui5 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkdeui5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkdeui5

Uninstall libkdeui5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkdeui5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkdeui5

Remove libkdeui5 Configurations and Data

To remove libkdeui5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkdeui5

Remove libkdeui5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkdeui5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkdeui5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkdeui5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.