How To Install libkf5mbox-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5mbox-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. libkf5mbox-dev is library for handling mbox mailboxes - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5mbox-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libkf5mbox-dev

libkf5mbox-dev is:

This is a library for handling mailboxes in mbox format, using a Qt/KMime C++ API.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libkf5mbox-dev 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 libkf5mbox-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5mbox-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5mbox-dev

Install libkf5mbox-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5mbox-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5mbox-dev

Install libkf5mbox-dev 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 libkf5mbox-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5mbox-dev

How To Uninstall libkf5mbox-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libkf5mbox-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5mbox-dev

Uninstall libkf5mbox-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5mbox-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5mbox-dev

Remove libkf5mbox-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5mbox-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5mbox-dev

Remove libkf5mbox-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5mbox-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5mbox-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5mbox-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.