How To Install libdebconf-kde-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebconf-kde-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libdebconf-kde-dev is Development headers for the Debconf KDE library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebconf-kde-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdebconf-kde-dev

libdebconf-kde-dev is:

Debconf KDE is a GUI library for including Debconf frontends in Qt-based applications. Debconf is a configuration management system for Debian packages, which is used to ask questions when they are installed. This library is written in C++ and used by Apper and Muon to embed Debconf dialogs.

This package contains the development headers for the Debconf KDE library

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdebconf-kde-dev

Install libdebconf-kde-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdebconf-kde-dev

Install libdebconf-kde-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libdebconf-kde-dev

How To Uninstall libdebconf-kde-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libdebconf-kde-dev

Uninstall libdebconf-kde-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdebconf-kde-dev

Remove libdebconf-kde-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdebconf-kde-dev

Remove libdebconf-kde-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdebconf-kde-dev

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Summary

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