How To Install kde-zeroconf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-zeroconf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kde-zeroconf
kde-zeroconf is:
Zeroconf is an implementation of IPv4 link-local addresses (RFC3927) which can be used for ad-hoc networks. Addresses are allocated from the 169.254.0.0/16 range semi-randomly.
Keywords: avahi, dnssd.
This package is part of the KDE networking module.
There are three methods to install kde-zeroconf 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-zeroconf 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-zeroconf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kde-zeroconf
Install kde-zeroconf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kde-zeroconf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kde-zeroconf
Install kde-zeroconf 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-zeroconf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kde-zeroconf
How To Uninstall kde-zeroconf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kde-zeroconf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kde-zeroconf
Uninstall kde-zeroconf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kde-zeroconf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kde-zeroconf
Remove kde-zeroconf Configurations and Data
To remove kde-zeroconf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kde-zeroconf
Remove kde-zeroconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kde-zeroconf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kde-zeroconf
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-zeroconf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
