How To Install libkpgp4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpgp4 on Ubuntu 18.04. libkpgp4 is gpg based crypto library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpgp4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkpgp4

libkpgp4 is:

This package contains libkpgp4, a gnupg-library for KMail and other parts of kdepim using gpg-based crypto.

This package is part of the KDE PIM module.

There are three methods to install libkpgp4 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 libkpgp4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkpgp4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkpgp4

Install libkpgp4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkpgp4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkpgp4

Install libkpgp4 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 libkpgp4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkpgp4

How To Uninstall libkpgp4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkpgp4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkpgp4

Uninstall libkpgp4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkpgp4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkpgp4

Remove libkpgp4 Configurations and Data

To remove libkpgp4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkpgp4

Remove libkpgp4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkpgp4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkpgp4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpgp4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.