How To Install kde-config-mailtransport on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-config-mailtransport on Ubuntu 18.04. kde-config-mailtransport is mail transport service KCM

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-config-mailtransport on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is kde-config-mailtransport

kde-config-mailtransport is:

Mailtransport is a library that provides the following functionality:

  • Shared mail transport settings.
  • GUI elements to configure mail transport settings.
  • Job classes for mail sending.

This package also contains a KDE control module which can be embedded into your application to provide mail transport configuration.

There are three methods to install kde-config-mailtransport 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 kde-config-mailtransport Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kde-config-mailtransport

Install kde-config-mailtransport Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kde-config-mailtransport using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kde-config-mailtransport

Install kde-config-mailtransport 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 kde-config-mailtransport using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kde-config-mailtransport

How To Uninstall kde-config-mailtransport on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the kde-config-mailtransport package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kde-config-mailtransport

Uninstall kde-config-mailtransport And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kde-config-mailtransport and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kde-config-mailtransport

Remove kde-config-mailtransport Configurations and Data

To remove kde-config-mailtransport configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kde-config-mailtransport

Remove kde-config-mailtransport configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kde-config-mailtransport configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kde-config-mailtransport

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-config-mailtransport package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.