How To Install libkf5kio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5kio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libkf5kio-dev is Resource and network access abstraction

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5kio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkf5kio-dev

libkf5kio-dev is:

KDE Input/Output framework provides a single API for operating on files, whether local or on a remote server. Additionally, KIO Slaves provide support for individual protocols. Some particularly useful ones are http, ftp, sftp, smb, nfs, ssh (fish), man, tar and zip.

Contains development files for kio.

There are three methods to install libkf5kio-dev 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 libkf5kio-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5kio-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5kio-dev

Install libkf5kio-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5kio-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5kio-dev

Install libkf5kio-dev 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 libkf5kio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5kio-dev

How To Uninstall libkf5kio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkf5kio-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5kio-dev

Uninstall libkf5kio-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5kio-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5kio-dev

Remove libkf5kio-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5kio-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5kio-dev

Remove libkf5kio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5kio-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5kio-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5kio-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.