How To Install dolphin4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install dolphin4 on Debian 9. dolphin4 is file browser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dolphin4 on Debian 9.

What is dolphin4

dolphin4 is:

Dolphin file browser, this kdelibs4 build is mainly for use with Konqueror.

This package is part of the KDE base applications module.

There are three methods to install dolphin4 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 dolphin4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dolphin4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dolphin4

Install dolphin4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dolphin4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dolphin4

Install dolphin4 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 dolphin4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dolphin4

How To Uninstall dolphin4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the dolphin4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dolphin4

Uninstall dolphin4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dolphin4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dolphin4

Remove dolphin4 Configurations and Data

To remove dolphin4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dolphin4

Remove dolphin4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dolphin4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dolphin4

Dependencies

dolphin4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dolphin4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.