How To Install libkontactinterface4a on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkontactinterface4a on Debian 9. libkontactinterface4a is Kontact interface library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkontactinterface4a on Debian 9.

What is libkontactinterface4a

libkontactinterface4a is:

This library provides the glue necessary for application “Parts” to be embedded as a Kontact component (or plugin).

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

There are three methods to install libkontactinterface4a on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libkontactinterface4a Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkontactinterface4a using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkontactinterface4a

Install libkontactinterface4a Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkontactinterface4a using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkontactinterface4a

Install libkontactinterface4a 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 libkontactinterface4a using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkontactinterface4a

How To Uninstall libkontactinterface4a on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libkontactinterface4a package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkontactinterface4a

Uninstall libkontactinterface4a And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkontactinterface4a and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkontactinterface4a

Remove libkontactinterface4a Configurations and Data

To remove libkontactinterface4a configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkontactinterface4a

Remove libkontactinterface4a configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkontactinterface4a configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkontactinterface4a

Dependencies

libkontactinterface4a have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkontactinterface4a package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.