How To Install libknewstuff3-4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libknewstuff3-4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libknewstuff3-4
libknewstuff3-4 is:
The KNewStuff3 (“Get Hot New Stuff” v3) library adds data sharing capabilities to the KDE Applications. It uses libattica to access Open Collaboration Services providers. In addition the static XML from GHNS is supported.
This package is part of the KDE Development Platform libraries module.
There are three methods to install libknewstuff3-4 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 libknewstuff3-4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libknewstuff3-4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libknewstuff3-4
Install libknewstuff3-4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libknewstuff3-4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libknewstuff3-4
Install libknewstuff3-4 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 libknewstuff3-4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libknewstuff3-4
How To Uninstall libknewstuff3-4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libknewstuff3-4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libknewstuff3-4
Uninstall libknewstuff3-4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libknewstuff3-4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libknewstuff3-4
Remove libknewstuff3-4 Configurations and Data
To remove libknewstuff3-4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libknewstuff3-4
Remove libknewstuff3-4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libknewstuff3-4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libknewstuff3-4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libknewstuff3-4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
