How To Install libkf5filemetadata-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5filemetadata-data on Ubuntu 18.04. libkf5filemetadata-data is library for extracting file metadata

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5filemetadata-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkf5filemetadata-data

libkf5filemetadata-data is:

This library is for extracting file metadata.

kfilemetadata is part of the KDE frameworks.

There are three methods to install libkf5filemetadata-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 libkf5filemetadata-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 libkf5filemetadata-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5filemetadata-data

Install libkf5filemetadata-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5filemetadata-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5filemetadata-data

Install libkf5filemetadata-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 libkf5filemetadata-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5filemetadata-data

How To Uninstall libkf5filemetadata-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkf5filemetadata-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5filemetadata-data

Uninstall libkf5filemetadata-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5filemetadata-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5filemetadata-data

Remove libkf5filemetadata-data Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5filemetadata-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5filemetadata-data

Remove libkf5filemetadata-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5filemetadata-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5filemetadata-data

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5filemetadata-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.