How To Install libkfilemetadata4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkfilemetadata4 on Ubuntu 18.04. libkfilemetadata4 is library for extracting file metadata

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkfilemetadata4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkfilemetadata4

libkfilemetadata4 is:

A library for extracting file metadata

There are three methods to install libkfilemetadata4 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 libkfilemetadata4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkfilemetadata4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkfilemetadata4

Install libkfilemetadata4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkfilemetadata4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkfilemetadata4

Install libkfilemetadata4 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 libkfilemetadata4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkfilemetadata4

How To Uninstall libkfilemetadata4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkfilemetadata4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkfilemetadata4

Uninstall libkfilemetadata4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkfilemetadata4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkfilemetadata4

Remove libkfilemetadata4 Configurations and Data

To remove libkfilemetadata4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkfilemetadata4

Remove libkfilemetadata4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkfilemetadata4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkfilemetadata4

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkfilemetadata4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.