How To Install libbaloocore4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbaloocore4 on Ubuntu 18.04. libbaloocore4 is Core funcationality for Baloo

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbaloocore4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libbaloocore4

libbaloocore4 is:

Baloo is a framework for searching and managing metadata.

This package contains the baloo core library.

Baloo is part of KDE SC.

There are three methods to install libbaloocore4 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 libbaloocore4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbaloocore4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbaloocore4

Install libbaloocore4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbaloocore4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbaloocore4

Install libbaloocore4 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 libbaloocore4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbaloocore4

How To Uninstall libbaloocore4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libbaloocore4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbaloocore4

Uninstall libbaloocore4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbaloocore4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbaloocore4

Remove libbaloocore4 Configurations and Data

To remove libbaloocore4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbaloocore4

Remove libbaloocore4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbaloocore4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbaloocore4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbaloocore4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.