How To Install kfind on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kfind on Debian 9.
What is kfind
kfind is:
KFind can be used to find files and directories on your system.
This package is part of the KDE base applications module.
There are three methods to install kfind on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kfind Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kfind using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kfind
Install kfind Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kfind using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kfind
Install kfind 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install kfind using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kfind
How To Uninstall kfind on Debian 9
To uninstall only the kfind package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kfind
Uninstall kfind And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kfind and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kfind
Remove kfind Configurations and Data
To remove kfind configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kfind
Remove kfind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kfind configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kfind
Dependencies
kfind have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kfind package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.