How To Install libnepomuk4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnepomuk4 on Debian 9. libnepomuk4 is Nepomuk Meta Data Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnepomuk4 on Debian 9.

What is libnepomuk4

libnepomuk4 is:

Nepomuk aims to provide the basis to handle all kinds of metadata on the KDE desktop in a generic fashion. This ranges from simple information such as tags or ratings over metadata extracted from files to metadata that is generated by applications automatically. RDF, the Resource Description Framework, provides the powerful basis to store and query all this data. The goal is to categorize all metadata using clean ontologies to make an automated handling and enrichment of the data possible.

This library implements core Nepomuk functionality like handling of resources and ontologies.

This package is part of the KDE Development Platform libraries module.

There are three methods to install libnepomuk4 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 libnepomuk4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnepomuk4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnepomuk4

Install libnepomuk4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnepomuk4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnepomuk4

Install libnepomuk4 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 libnepomuk4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnepomuk4

How To Uninstall libnepomuk4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libnepomuk4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnepomuk4

Uninstall libnepomuk4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnepomuk4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnepomuk4

Remove libnepomuk4 Configurations and Data

To remove libnepomuk4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnepomuk4

Remove libnepomuk4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnepomuk4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnepomuk4

Dependencies

libnepomuk4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnepomuk4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.