How To Install libktorrent6 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libktorrent6 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libktorrent6
libktorrent6 is:
The KTorrent library is a C++ / Qt 5 / KDE Frameworks based implementation of the BitTorrent protocol (mostly client side).
The library supports connectivity to HTTP and UDP trackers, mainline DHT and the new generation Micro Transport Protocol (uTP). In addition, it provides many powerful BitTorrent network features including but not limited to torrent downloading and seeding, torrent creation and downloaded data verification, magnet links, advanced peer management, IP blocking lists.
There are three methods to install libktorrent6 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 libktorrent6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libktorrent6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libktorrent6
Install libktorrent6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libktorrent6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libktorrent6
Install libktorrent6 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 libktorrent6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libktorrent6
How To Uninstall libktorrent6 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libktorrent6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libktorrent6
Uninstall libktorrent6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libktorrent6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libktorrent6
Remove libktorrent6 Configurations and Data
To remove libktorrent6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libktorrent6
Remove libktorrent6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libktorrent6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libktorrent6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libktorrent6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
