How To Install libkf5sane-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5sane-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libkf5sane-data
libkf5sane-data is:
The KDE scanner library provides an API and widgets for using scanners and other imaging devices supported by SANE.
This package contains data files used by the library.
There are three methods to install libkf5sane-data 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 libkf5sane-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkf5sane-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkf5sane-data
Install libkf5sane-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkf5sane-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkf5sane-data
Install libkf5sane-data 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 libkf5sane-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkf5sane-data
How To Uninstall libkf5sane-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libkf5sane-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkf5sane-data
Uninstall libkf5sane-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkf5sane-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5sane-data
Remove libkf5sane-data Configurations and Data
To remove libkf5sane-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5sane-data
Remove libkf5sane-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkf5sane-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5sane-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5sane-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
