How To Install libsolid4 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libsolid4 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libsolid4 is Solid Library for KDE Platform

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolid4 on Debian 10.

What is libsolid4

libsolid4 is:

Solid is a device integration framework. It provides a way of querying and interacting with hardware independently of the underlying operating system.

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

There are three methods to install libsolid4 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsolid4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsolid4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsolid4

Install libsolid4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsolid4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsolid4

Install libsolid4 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 libsolid4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsolid4

How To Uninstall libsolid4 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libsolid4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsolid4

Uninstall libsolid4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsolid4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsolid4

Remove libsolid4 Configurations and Data

To remove libsolid4 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsolid4

Remove libsolid4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsolid4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsolid4

Dependencies

libsolid4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolid4 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.