How To Install libkf5solid-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5solid-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libkf5solid-dev
libkf5solid-dev is:
Solid is a device integration framework. It provides a way of querying and interacting with hardware independently of the underlying operating system.
This package is part of KDE Frameworks 5.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libkf5solid-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 libkf5solid-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 libkf5solid-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkf5solid-dev
Install libkf5solid-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkf5solid-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkf5solid-dev
Install libkf5solid-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 libkf5solid-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkf5solid-dev
How To Uninstall libkf5solid-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libkf5solid-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkf5solid-dev
Uninstall libkf5solid-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkf5solid-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5solid-dev
Remove libkf5solid-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libkf5solid-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5solid-dev
Remove libkf5solid-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkf5solid-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5solid-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5solid-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.