How To Install libkf5ldap-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5ldap-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libkf5ldap-dev is library for accessing LDAP - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5ldap-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkf5ldap-dev

libkf5ldap-dev is:

This is a library for accessing LDAP with a convenient Qt style C++ API. LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is an application protocol for querying and modifying directory services running over TCP/IP.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libkf5ldap-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 libkf5ldap-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 libkf5ldap-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5ldap-dev

Install libkf5ldap-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5ldap-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5ldap-dev

Install libkf5ldap-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 libkf5ldap-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5ldap-dev

How To Uninstall libkf5ldap-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkf5ldap-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5ldap-dev

Uninstall libkf5ldap-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5ldap-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5ldap-dev

Remove libkf5ldap-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5ldap-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5ldap-dev

Remove libkf5ldap-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5ldap-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5ldap-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5ldap-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.