How To Install libkpmcore4-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpmcore4-dev on Debian 9. libkpmcore4-dev is KDE Partition Manager Core development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpmcore4-dev on Debian 9.

What is libkpmcore4-dev

libkpmcore4-dev is:

KDE Parition Partition Manager Core (KPM core) allows software to re-use common partitioning GUI tasks.

It is used in the generic system installer called Calamares and may be used in more interfaces in the future. Right now it is unlikely to be useful installed on its own.

This package contains development files for kpmcore.

There are three methods to install libkpmcore4-dev 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 libkpmcore4-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkpmcore4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkpmcore4-dev

Install libkpmcore4-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkpmcore4-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkpmcore4-dev

Install libkpmcore4-dev 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 libkpmcore4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkpmcore4-dev

How To Uninstall libkpmcore4-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libkpmcore4-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkpmcore4-dev

Uninstall libkpmcore4-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkpmcore4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkpmcore4-dev

Remove libkpmcore4-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkpmcore4-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkpmcore4-dev

Remove libkpmcore4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkpmcore4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkpmcore4-dev

Dependencies

libkpmcore4-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpmcore4-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.