How To Install kde-config-plymouth on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-config-plymouth on Ubuntu 18.04. kde-config-plymouth is KCM for Plymouth

Introduction

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

What is kde-config-plymouth

kde-config-plymouth is:

KDE systemsettings module to manage plymouth theming.

There are three methods to install kde-config-plymouth 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-plymouth 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-plymouth using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install kde-config-plymouth Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kde-config-plymouth

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

sudo aptitude -y install kde-config-plymouth

How To Uninstall kde-config-plymouth on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove kde-config-plymouth

Uninstall kde-config-plymouth And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kde-config-plymouth 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-plymouth

Remove kde-config-plymouth Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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