How To Install kvirc-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kvirc-data on Ubuntu 18.04. kvirc-data is Data files for KVIrc

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kvirc-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is kvirc-data

kvirc-data is:

This package contains the architecture-independent data needed by KVIrc in order to run, such as icons and images, language files, and shell scripts. It also contains complete reference guides on scripting and functions within KVIrc in its internal help format.

There are three methods to install kvirc-data 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 kvirc-data Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kvirc-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kvirc-data

Install kvirc-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kvirc-data

Install kvirc-data 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 kvirc-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kvirc-data

How To Uninstall kvirc-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the kvirc-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kvirc-data

Uninstall kvirc-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kvirc-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kvirc-data

Remove kvirc-data Configurations and Data

To remove kvirc-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kvirc-data

Remove kvirc-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kvirc-data

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kvirc-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.