How To Install libkiten-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkiten-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libkiten-dev is development files for the Kiten Japanese reference libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkiten-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkiten-dev

libkiten-dev is:

This package contains development files for building software that uses the Kiten Japanese reference libraries.

This package is part of the KDE education module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libkiten-dev

Install libkiten-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libkiten-dev

Install libkiten-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 libkiten-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkiten-dev

How To Uninstall libkiten-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkiten-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkiten-dev

Uninstall libkiten-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkiten-dev

Remove libkiten-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libkiten-dev

Remove libkiten-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkiten-dev

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Summary

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