How To Install libkf5imap-data on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5imap-data on Ubuntu 20.04. libkf5imap-data is library for handling IMAP data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5imap-data on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libkf5imap-data

libkf5imap-data is:

This library provides an API for handling data received from IMAP services. IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is one of the two most prevalent Internet standard protocols for e-mail retrieval.

There are three methods to install libkf5imap-data on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libkf5imap-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5imap-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5imap-data

Install libkf5imap-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5imap-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5imap-data

Install libkf5imap-data 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 libkf5imap-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5imap-data

How To Uninstall libkf5imap-data on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libkf5imap-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5imap-data

Uninstall libkf5imap-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5imap-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5imap-data

Remove libkf5imap-data Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5imap-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5imap-data

Remove libkf5imap-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5imap-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5imap-data

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5imap-data package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.