How To Install libkodiplatform17 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkodiplatform17 on Ubuntu 20.04. libkodiplatform17 is Kodi platform support library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkodiplatform17 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libkodiplatform17

libkodiplatform17 is:

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

There are three methods to install libkodiplatform17 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 libkodiplatform17 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkodiplatform17 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkodiplatform17

Install libkodiplatform17 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkodiplatform17 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkodiplatform17

Install libkodiplatform17 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 libkodiplatform17 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkodiplatform17

How To Uninstall libkodiplatform17 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libkodiplatform17 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkodiplatform17

Uninstall libkodiplatform17 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkodiplatform17 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkodiplatform17

Remove libkodiplatform17 Configurations and Data

To remove libkodiplatform17 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkodiplatform17

Remove libkodiplatform17 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkodiplatform17 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkodiplatform17

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkodiplatform17 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.