How To Install libkf5kiofilewidgets5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5kiofilewidgets5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libkf5kiofilewidgets5
libkf5kiofilewidgets5 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.
This library contains some file dialog widgets.
There are three methods to install libkf5kiofilewidgets5 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 libkf5kiofilewidgets5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkf5kiofilewidgets5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkf5kiofilewidgets5
Install libkf5kiofilewidgets5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkf5kiofilewidgets5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkf5kiofilewidgets5
Install libkf5kiofilewidgets5 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 libkf5kiofilewidgets5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkf5kiofilewidgets5
How To Uninstall libkf5kiofilewidgets5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libkf5kiofilewidgets5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkf5kiofilewidgets5
Uninstall libkf5kiofilewidgets5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkf5kiofilewidgets5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5kiofilewidgets5
Remove libkf5kiofilewidgets5 Configurations and Data
To remove libkf5kiofilewidgets5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5kiofilewidgets5
Remove libkf5kiofilewidgets5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkf5kiofilewidgets5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5kiofilewidgets5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5kiofilewidgets5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.