How To Install libknewstuff2-4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libknewstuff2-4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libknewstuff2-4
libknewstuff2-4 is:
The KNewStuff2 (“Get Hot New Stuff” v2) library adds data sharing capabilities to KDE Applications. Technically, it implements the GHNS and DXS specifications. The library consists of three parts: the data management core and GHNS protocol implementation, the DXS web service handler, and the user interface classes like dialogs and buttons.
This package is part of the KDE Development Platform libraries module.
There are three methods to install libknewstuff2-4 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 libknewstuff2-4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libknewstuff2-4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libknewstuff2-4
Install libknewstuff2-4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libknewstuff2-4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libknewstuff2-4
Install libknewstuff2-4 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 libknewstuff2-4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libknewstuff2-4
How To Uninstall libknewstuff2-4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libknewstuff2-4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libknewstuff2-4
Uninstall libknewstuff2-4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libknewstuff2-4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libknewstuff2-4
Remove libknewstuff2-4 Configurations and Data
To remove libknewstuff2-4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libknewstuff2-4
Remove libknewstuff2-4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libknewstuff2-4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libknewstuff2-4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libknewstuff2-4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
