How To Install libsolid4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolid4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsolid4
Remove libsolid4 Configurations and Data
To remove libsolid4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolid4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
