How To Install libkpmcore9 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpmcore9 on Ubuntu 20.04. libkpmcore9 is KDE Partition Manager Core

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpmcore9 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libkpmcore9

libkpmcore9 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. Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, lubuntu-desktop

There are three methods to install libkpmcore9 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 libkpmcore9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkpmcore9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkpmcore9

Install libkpmcore9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkpmcore9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkpmcore9

Install libkpmcore9 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 libkpmcore9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkpmcore9

How To Uninstall libkpmcore9 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libkpmcore9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkpmcore9

Uninstall libkpmcore9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkpmcore9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkpmcore9

Remove libkpmcore9 Configurations and Data

To remove libkpmcore9 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkpmcore9

Remove libkpmcore9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkpmcore9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkpmcore9

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpmcore9 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.