How To Install kde-telepathy-send-file on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-telepathy-send-file on Ubuntu 18.04. kde-telepathy-send-file is KDE Telepathy dolphin/konqueror integration plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-telepathy-send-file on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is kde-telepathy-send-file

kde-telepathy-send-file is:

This package provides a dolphin/konqueror plugin that allows you to easily send files to your contacts from a context menu action.

This package is not meant to be used standalone. It is recommended to install the kde-telepathy metapackage instead.

There are three methods to install kde-telepathy-send-file 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-telepathy-send-file 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-telepathy-send-file using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kde-telepathy-send-file

Install kde-telepathy-send-file Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kde-telepathy-send-file using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kde-telepathy-send-file

Install kde-telepathy-send-file 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-telepathy-send-file using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kde-telepathy-send-file

How To Uninstall kde-telepathy-send-file on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the kde-telepathy-send-file package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kde-telepathy-send-file

Uninstall kde-telepathy-send-file And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kde-telepathy-send-file

Remove kde-telepathy-send-file Configurations and Data

To remove kde-telepathy-send-file configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kde-telepathy-send-file

Remove kde-telepathy-send-file configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kde-telepathy-send-file

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Summary

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