How To Install libkf5kipi-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5kipi-data on Ubuntu 18.04. libkf5kipi-data is KDE Image Plugin Interface library – data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5kipi-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkf5kipi-data

libkf5kipi-data is:

Libkipi is a KDE library that provides a common interface for operations on images such as manipulation, organization, importing from and exporting to online services (and not only these), batch editing, etc.

These services are used in graphics applications such as gwenview, digiKam, kphotoalbum, and ksnapshot.

This package contains the data files of the kipi library.

There are three methods to install libkf5kipi-data 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 libkf5kipi-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 libkf5kipi-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5kipi-data

Install libkf5kipi-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5kipi-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5kipi-data

Install libkf5kipi-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 libkf5kipi-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5kipi-data

How To Uninstall libkf5kipi-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkf5kipi-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5kipi-data

Uninstall libkf5kipi-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5kipi-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5kipi-data

Remove libkf5kipi-data Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5kipi-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5kipi-data

Remove libkf5kipi-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5kipi-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5kipi-data

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5kipi-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.