How To Install libkf5baloo5 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5baloo5 on Debian 9. libkf5baloo5 is framework for searching and managing metadata core lib.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5baloo5 on Debian 9.

What is libkf5baloo5

libkf5baloo5 is:

A framework for searching and managing metadata in KDE Software.

Baloo is part of the KDE Plasma desktop.

There are three methods to install libkf5baloo5 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 libkf5baloo5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5baloo5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5baloo5

Install libkf5baloo5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5baloo5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5baloo5

Install libkf5baloo5 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 libkf5baloo5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5baloo5

How To Uninstall libkf5baloo5 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libkf5baloo5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5baloo5

Uninstall libkf5baloo5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5baloo5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5baloo5

Remove libkf5baloo5 Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5baloo5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5baloo5

Remove libkf5baloo5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5baloo5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5baloo5

Dependencies

libkf5baloo5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5baloo5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.