How To Install libkate1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkate1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libkate1 is Codec for karaoke and text encapsulation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkate1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkate1

libkate1 is:

Kate is meant to be used for karaoke alongside audio/video streams (typically Vorbis and Theora), movie subtitles, song lyrics, and anything that needs text data at arbitrary time intervals.

libkate provides an API for the encoding and decoding of kate files.

There are three methods to install libkate1 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 libkate1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkate1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkate1

Install libkate1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkate1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkate1

Install libkate1 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 libkate1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkate1

How To Uninstall libkate1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkate1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkate1

Uninstall libkate1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkate1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkate1

Remove libkate1 Configurations and Data

To remove libkate1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkate1

Remove libkate1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkate1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkate1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkate1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.