How To Install kdevplatform-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kdevplatform-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is kdevplatform-dev
kdevplatform-dev is:
This package is a transitional package, to upgrade to kdevelop-dev. It can be safely removed after the upgrade.
This package is part of the KDevelop platform.
There are three methods to install kdevplatform-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kdevplatform-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kdevplatform-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kdevplatform-dev
Install kdevplatform-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kdevplatform-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kdevplatform-dev
Install kdevplatform-dev 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 kdevplatform-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kdevplatform-dev
How To Uninstall kdevplatform-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the kdevplatform-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kdevplatform-dev
Uninstall kdevplatform-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kdevplatform-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kdevplatform-dev
Remove kdevplatform-dev Configurations and Data
To remove kdevplatform-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kdevplatform-dev
Remove kdevplatform-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kdevplatform-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kdevplatform-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kdevplatform-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.