How To Install libkdb-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkdb-data on Ubuntu 18.04. libkdb-data is data files for KDb

Introduction

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

What is libkdb-data

libkdb-data is:

KDb is a database connectivity and creation framework, consisted of a general-purpose C++ Qt library and set of plugins delivering support for various database vendors.

This package contains the architecture independent data files for the KDb library and its drivers.

This package is part of the Calligra Suite.

There are three methods to install libkdb-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 libkdb-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 libkdb-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkdb-data

Install libkdb-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libkdb-data

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

sudo aptitude -y install libkdb-data

How To Uninstall libkdb-data on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libkdb-data

Uninstall libkdb-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkdb-data

Remove libkdb-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libkdb-data

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

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

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

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Summary

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