How To Install libkf5messageviewer-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5messageviewer-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libkf5messageviewer-dev is KDE PIM messaging library, message viewer devel files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5messageviewer-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkf5messageviewer-dev

libkf5messageviewer-dev is:

This package contains the development files for the message viewer library. Which provides the implementation of a feature-rich and highly configurable widget for viewing e-mail messages.

This package is part of KDE PIM module.

There are three methods to install libkf5messageviewer-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 libkf5messageviewer-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 libkf5messageviewer-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5messageviewer-dev

Install libkf5messageviewer-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5messageviewer-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5messageviewer-dev

Install libkf5messageviewer-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 libkf5messageviewer-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5messageviewer-dev

How To Uninstall libkf5messageviewer-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkf5messageviewer-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5messageviewer-dev

Uninstall libkf5messageviewer-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5messageviewer-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5messageviewer-dev

Remove libkf5messageviewer-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5messageviewer-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5messageviewer-dev

Remove libkf5messageviewer-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5messageviewer-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5messageviewer-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5messageviewer-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.