How To Install libkvilib4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkvilib4 on Debian 9. libkvilib4 is KVIrc (IRC client) base library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkvilib4 on Debian 9.

What is libkvilib4

libkvilib4 is:

A highly configurable graphical IRC client with an MDI interface, built-in scripting language, support for IRC DCC, drag & drop file browsing, and much more. KVIrc uses the KDE widget set, can be extended using its own scripting language, integrates with KDE, and supports custom plugins.

This package contains the main library of KVIrc.

There are three methods to install libkvilib4 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 libkvilib4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkvilib4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkvilib4

Install libkvilib4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkvilib4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkvilib4

Install libkvilib4 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 libkvilib4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkvilib4

How To Uninstall libkvilib4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libkvilib4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkvilib4

Uninstall libkvilib4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkvilib4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkvilib4

Remove libkvilib4 Configurations and Data

To remove libkvilib4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkvilib4

Remove libkvilib4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkvilib4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkvilib4

Dependencies

libkvilib4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkvilib4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.