How To Install libkf5messageviewer-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is libkf5messageviewer-plugins

libkf5messageviewer-plugins is:

This package contains the message viewer library which implements feature-rich and highly configurable widget for viewing e-mail messages.

This package is part of the KDE PIM module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5messageviewer-plugins

Install libkf5messageviewer-plugins Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libkf5messageviewer-plugins

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

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5messageviewer-plugins

How To Uninstall libkf5messageviewer-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libkf5messageviewer-plugins

Uninstall libkf5messageviewer-plugins And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5messageviewer-plugins

Remove libkf5messageviewer-plugins Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5messageviewer-plugins

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

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

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

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Summary

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