How To Install libknewstuff2-4 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libknewstuff2-4 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libknewstuff2-4 is Get Hot New Stuff v2 Library for the KDE Platform

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libknewstuff2-4 on Debian 10.

What is libknewstuff2-4

libknewstuff2-4 is:

The KNewStuff2 (“Get Hot New Stuff” v2) library adds data sharing capabilities to KDE Applications. Technically, it implements the GHNS and DXS specifications. The library consists of three parts: the data management core and GHNS protocol implementation, the DXS web service handler, and the user interface classes like dialogs and buttons.

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

There are three methods to install libknewstuff2-4 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libknewstuff2-4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libknewstuff2-4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libknewstuff2-4

Install libknewstuff2-4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libknewstuff2-4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libknewstuff2-4

Install libknewstuff2-4 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 libknewstuff2-4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libknewstuff2-4

How To Uninstall libknewstuff2-4 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libknewstuff2-4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libknewstuff2-4

Uninstall libknewstuff2-4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libknewstuff2-4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libknewstuff2-4

Remove libknewstuff2-4 Configurations and Data

To remove libknewstuff2-4 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libknewstuff2-4

Remove libknewstuff2-4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libknewstuff2-4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libknewstuff2-4

Dependencies

libknewstuff2-4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libknewstuff2-4 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.