How To Install libkopete4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkopete4 on Debian 9. libkopete4 is main Kopete library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkopete4 on Debian 9.

What is libkopete4

libkopete4 is:

Kopete is an instant messaging and chat application with support for a wide variety of services, such as AIM, Yahoo, ICQ, MSN, and Jabber. Advanced features and additional protocols are available as plugins.

This package contains main Kopete library which is used by Kopete and its plugins.

This package is part of the KDE networking module.

There are three methods to install libkopete4 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 libkopete4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkopete4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkopete4

Install libkopete4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkopete4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkopete4

Install libkopete4 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 libkopete4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkopete4

How To Uninstall libkopete4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libkopete4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkopete4

Uninstall libkopete4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkopete4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkopete4

Remove libkopete4 Configurations and Data

To remove libkopete4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkopete4

Remove libkopete4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkopete4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkopete4

Dependencies

libkopete4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkopete4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.