How To Install libkf5idletime5 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5idletime5 on Debian 9. libkf5idletime5 is library to provide information about idle time

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5idletime5 on Debian 9.

What is libkf5idletime5

libkf5idletime5 is:

This library contains a class that allows applications to watch for user activity or inactivity. It is useful not only for finding out about the current idle time of the PC, but also for getting notified upon idle time events, such as custom timeouts, or user activity.

There are three methods to install libkf5idletime5 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 libkf5idletime5 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5idletime5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5idletime5

Install libkf5idletime5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5idletime5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5idletime5

Install libkf5idletime5 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 libkf5idletime5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5idletime5

How To Uninstall libkf5idletime5 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libkf5idletime5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5idletime5

Uninstall libkf5idletime5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5idletime5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5idletime5

Remove libkf5idletime5 Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5idletime5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5idletime5

Remove libkf5idletime5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5idletime5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5idletime5

Dependencies

libkf5idletime5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5idletime5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.