How To Install libkdewebkit5 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkdewebkit5 on Debian 9. libkdewebkit5 is KDE WebKit Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkdewebkit5 on Debian 9.

What is libkdewebkit5

libkdewebkit5 is:

This library provides KDE integration of the QtWebKit library.

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

There are three methods to install libkdewebkit5 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 libkdewebkit5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkdewebkit5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkdewebkit5

Install libkdewebkit5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkdewebkit5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkdewebkit5

Install libkdewebkit5 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 libkdewebkit5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkdewebkit5

How To Uninstall libkdewebkit5 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libkdewebkit5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkdewebkit5

Uninstall libkdewebkit5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkdewebkit5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkdewebkit5

Remove libkdewebkit5 Configurations and Data

To remove libkdewebkit5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkdewebkit5

Remove libkdewebkit5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkdewebkit5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkdewebkit5

Dependencies

libkdewebkit5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkdewebkit5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.