How To Install libkf5auth-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5auth-data on Ubuntu 18.04. libkf5auth-data is Abstraction to system policy and authentication features

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5auth-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkf5auth-data

libkf5auth-data is:

KAuth is a framework to let applications perform actions as a privileged user.

KAuth is part of KDE Frameworks 5.

This package contains data files.

There are three methods to install libkf5auth-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 libkf5auth-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 libkf5auth-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5auth-data

Install libkf5auth-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5auth-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5auth-data

Install libkf5auth-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 libkf5auth-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5auth-data

How To Uninstall libkf5auth-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkf5auth-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5auth-data

Uninstall libkf5auth-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5auth-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5auth-data

Remove libkf5auth-data Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5auth-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5auth-data

Remove libkf5auth-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5auth-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5auth-data

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5auth-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.