How To Install libkodiplatform16 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkodiplatform16 on Ubuntu 18.04. libkodiplatform16 is Kodi platform support library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkodiplatform16 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkodiplatform16

libkodiplatform16 is:

Kodi platform support library containing utility functions for accessing XML files.

There are three methods to install libkodiplatform16 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 libkodiplatform16 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkodiplatform16 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkodiplatform16

Install libkodiplatform16 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkodiplatform16 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkodiplatform16

Install libkodiplatform16 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 libkodiplatform16 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkodiplatform16

How To Uninstall libkodiplatform16 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkodiplatform16 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkodiplatform16

Uninstall libkodiplatform16 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkodiplatform16 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkodiplatform16

Remove libkodiplatform16 Configurations and Data

To remove libkodiplatform16 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkodiplatform16

Remove libkodiplatform16 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkodiplatform16 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkodiplatform16

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkodiplatform16 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.