How To Install konqueror on Debian 10

Learn how to install konqueror on Debian 10 with this tutorial. konqueror is advanced file manager, web browser and document viewer

Introduction

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

What is konqueror

konqueror is:

Konqueror is the KDE web browser and advanced file manager.

Konqueror is a standards-compliant web browser, supporting HTML 4.01, Java, JavaScript, CSS3, and Netscape plugins such as Flash.

It supports advanced file management on local UNIX filesystems, with flexible views, network transparency, and embedded file viewing.

It is the canvas for many KDE technologies, from remote file access via KIO to component embedding via the KParts object interface, making it one of the most customizable applications available.

This package is part of the KDE base applications module.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install konqueror

Install konqueror Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install konqueror

Install konqueror 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 konqueror using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install konqueror

How To Uninstall konqueror on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove konqueror

Uninstall konqueror And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove konqueror

Remove konqueror Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge konqueror

Remove konqueror configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge konqueror

Dependencies

konqueror have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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