How To Install libkdesu5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkdesu5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libkdesu5
libkdesu5 is:
This library provides functionality for building GUI front ends for (password asking) console mode programs. For example, kdesu and kdessh use it to interface with su and ssh respectively.
This package is part of the KDE Development Platform libraries module.
There are three methods to install libkdesu5 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 libkdesu5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkdesu5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkdesu5
Install libkdesu5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkdesu5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkdesu5
Install libkdesu5 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 libkdesu5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkdesu5
How To Uninstall libkdesu5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libkdesu5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkdesu5
Uninstall libkdesu5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkdesu5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkdesu5
Remove libkdesu5 Configurations and Data
To remove libkdesu5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkdesu5
Remove libkdesu5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkdesu5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkdesu5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkdesu5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
