How To Install libkmbox4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkmbox4 on Ubuntu 18.04. libkmbox4 is library for handling mbox mailboxes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkmbox4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkmbox4

libkmbox4 is:

This is a library for handling mailboxes in mbox format, using a Qt/KMime C++ API.

This package is part of the KDE Development Platform PIM libraries module.

There are three methods to install libkmbox4 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 libkmbox4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkmbox4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkmbox4

Install libkmbox4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkmbox4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkmbox4

Install libkmbox4 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 libkmbox4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkmbox4

How To Uninstall libkmbox4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkmbox4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkmbox4

Uninstall libkmbox4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkmbox4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkmbox4

Remove libkmbox4 Configurations and Data

To remove libkmbox4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkmbox4

Remove libkmbox4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkmbox4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkmbox4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkmbox4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.