How To Install libkde3support4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkde3support4 on Ubuntu 18.04. libkde3support4 is KDE 3 Support Library for the KDE 4 Platform

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkde3support4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkde3support4

libkde3support4 is:

The classes here are only for convenience of porting from KDE 3 to KDE 4 Platform. They are not supposed to be used for a long time. You should move on to replacement classes provided by the framework or implement something yourself in the long run.

This package is part of the KDE Development Platform libraries module.

There are three methods to install libkde3support4 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 libkde3support4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkde3support4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkde3support4

Install libkde3support4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkde3support4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkde3support4

Install libkde3support4 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 libkde3support4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkde3support4

How To Uninstall libkde3support4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkde3support4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkde3support4

Uninstall libkde3support4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkde3support4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkde3support4

Remove libkde3support4 Configurations and Data

To remove libkde3support4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkde3support4

Remove libkde3support4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkde3support4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkde3support4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkde3support4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.