How To Install libkomparediff2-5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkomparediff2-5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libkomparediff2-5
libkomparediff2-5 is:
This package contains a library used to compare files and strings, and is used in Kompare and KDevelop.
This package is part of the KDE Software Development Kit module.
There are three methods to install libkomparediff2-5 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 libkomparediff2-5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkomparediff2-5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkomparediff2-5
Install libkomparediff2-5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkomparediff2-5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkomparediff2-5
Install libkomparediff2-5 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 libkomparediff2-5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkomparediff2-5
How To Uninstall libkomparediff2-5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libkomparediff2-5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkomparediff2-5
Uninstall libkomparediff2-5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkomparediff2-5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkomparediff2-5
Remove libkomparediff2-5 Configurations and Data
To remove libkomparediff2-5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkomparediff2-5
Remove libkomparediff2-5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkomparediff2-5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkomparediff2-5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkomparediff2-5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
