How To Install libkdecore5 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkdecore5 on Debian 10.
What is libkdecore5
libkdecore5 is:
All KDE Applications use this library to provide basic functionality such as the configuration system, IPC, internationalization and locale support, site-independent access to the filesystem and a large number of other (but no less important) things. The classes in this library does not require linkage to QtGui or any other library that requires a graphical interface.
This package is part of the KDE Development Platform libraries module.
There are three methods to install libkdecore5 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libkdecore5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkdecore5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkdecore5
Install libkdecore5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkdecore5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkdecore5
Install libkdecore5 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libkdecore5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkdecore5
How To Uninstall libkdecore5 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libkdecore5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkdecore5
Uninstall libkdecore5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkdecore5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkdecore5
Remove libkdecore5 Configurations and Data
To remove libkdecore5 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkdecore5
Remove libkdecore5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkdecore5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkdecore5
Dependencies
libkdecore5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkdecore5 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
