How To Install libkdegames-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkdegames-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libkdegames-dev is development files for the KDE games library

Introduction

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

What is libkdegames-dev

libkdegames-dev is:

This package contains development files for building software that uses libraries from the KDE games module.

This package is part of the KDE games module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libkdegames-dev

Install libkdegames-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libkdegames-dev

Install libkdegames-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 libkdegames-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkdegames-dev

How To Uninstall libkdegames-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libkdegames-dev

Uninstall libkdegames-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkdegames-dev

Remove libkdegames-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libkdegames-dev

Remove libkdegames-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkdegames-dev

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Summary

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