How To Install kpartsplugin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kpartsplugin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kpartsplugin
kpartsplugin is:
This software implements a plugin for Netscape-compatible browsers in Unix environments. This plugin uses KDE’s KParts technology to embed file viewers (e.g. for PDF files) into non-KDE browsers. Tested browsers include both (Mozilla Firefox and Opera, and is know to work with Chrome and Arora. With this plugin, you can e.g. view PDF files in Firefox using Okular as an embedded plugin.
There are three methods to install kpartsplugin 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 kpartsplugin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kpartsplugin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kpartsplugin
Install kpartsplugin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kpartsplugin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kpartsplugin
Install kpartsplugin 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 kpartsplugin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kpartsplugin
How To Uninstall kpartsplugin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kpartsplugin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kpartsplugin
Uninstall kpartsplugin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kpartsplugin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kpartsplugin
Remove kpartsplugin Configurations and Data
To remove kpartsplugin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kpartsplugin
Remove kpartsplugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kpartsplugin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kpartsplugin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kpartsplugin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
