How To Install libkf5plasma5 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5plasma5 on Ubuntu 18.04. libkf5plasma5 is Plasma Runtime components

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5plasma5 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkf5plasma5

libkf5plasma5 is:

Plasma library and runtime components based upon KF5 and Qt5.

There are three methods to install libkf5plasma5 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 libkf5plasma5 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5plasma5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5plasma5

Install libkf5plasma5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5plasma5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5plasma5

Install libkf5plasma5 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 libkf5plasma5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5plasma5

How To Uninstall libkf5plasma5 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkf5plasma5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5plasma5

Uninstall libkf5plasma5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5plasma5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5plasma5

Remove libkf5plasma5 Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5plasma5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5plasma5

Remove libkf5plasma5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5plasma5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5plasma5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5plasma5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.