How To Install libkf5solid5-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5solid5-data on Ubuntu 18.04. libkf5solid5-data is Qt library to query and control hardware

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5solid5-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkf5solid5-data

libkf5solid5-data is:

Solid is a device integration framework. It provides a way of querying and interacting with hardware independently of the underlying operating system.

Solid is part of KDE Frameworks 5.

This package contains shared data files.

There are three methods to install libkf5solid5-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 libkf5solid5-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 libkf5solid5-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5solid5-data

Install libkf5solid5-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5solid5-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5solid5-data

Install libkf5solid5-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 libkf5solid5-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5solid5-data

How To Uninstall libkf5solid5-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkf5solid5-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5solid5-data

Uninstall libkf5solid5-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5solid5-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5solid5-data

Remove libkf5solid5-data Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5solid5-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5solid5-data

Remove libkf5solid5-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5solid5-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5solid5-data

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5solid5-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.