How To Install libkf5baloo5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5baloo5 on Debian 9.
What is libkf5baloo5
libkf5baloo5 is:
A framework for searching and managing metadata in KDE Software.
Baloo is part of the KDE Plasma desktop.
There are three methods to install libkf5baloo5 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libkf5baloo5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkf5baloo5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkf5baloo5
Install libkf5baloo5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkf5baloo5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkf5baloo5
Install libkf5baloo5 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 libkf5baloo5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkf5baloo5
How To Uninstall libkf5baloo5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libkf5baloo5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkf5baloo5
Uninstall libkf5baloo5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkf5baloo5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5baloo5
Remove libkf5baloo5 Configurations and Data
To remove libkf5baloo5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5baloo5
Remove libkf5baloo5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkf5baloo5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5baloo5
Dependencies
libkf5baloo5 have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libkf5balooengine5
- libkf5configcore5
- libkf5coreaddons5
- libkf5filemetadata3
- libkf5solid5
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5dbus5
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5baloo5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.