How To Install libkf5messagecore-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5messagecore-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libkf5messagecore-dev is KDE PIM messaging library, core devel files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5messagecore-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkf5messagecore-dev

libkf5messagecore-dev is:

This package contains the development files for the message core library. Which provides basic e-mail message handling facilities.

This package is part of KDE PIM module.

There are three methods to install libkf5messagecore-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 libkf5messagecore-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 libkf5messagecore-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5messagecore-dev

Install libkf5messagecore-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5messagecore-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5messagecore-dev

Install libkf5messagecore-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 libkf5messagecore-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5messagecore-dev

How To Uninstall libkf5messagecore-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkf5messagecore-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5messagecore-dev

Uninstall libkf5messagecore-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5messagecore-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5messagecore-dev

Remove libkf5messagecore-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5messagecore-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5messagecore-dev

Remove libkf5messagecore-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5messagecore-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5messagecore-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5messagecore-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.