How To Install kio-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install kio-dev on Debian 9. kio-dev is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kio-dev on Debian 9.

What is kio-dev

kio-dev is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install kio-dev 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 kio-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 kio-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kio-dev

Install kio-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kio-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kio-dev

Install kio-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install kio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kio-dev

How To Uninstall kio-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the kio-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kio-dev

Uninstall kio-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kio-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kio-dev

Remove kio-dev Configurations and Data

To remove kio-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kio-dev

Remove kio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kio-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kio-dev

Dependencies

kio-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kio-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.