How To Install libkompareinterface5 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkompareinterface5 on Ubuntu 18.04. libkompareinterface5 is file difference viewer - kpart interface library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkompareinterface5 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkompareinterface5

libkompareinterface5 is:

Kompare displays the differences between files. It can compare the contents of files or directories, as well as create, display, and merge patch files.

This package is part of the KDE Software Development Kit module.

There are three methods to install libkompareinterface5 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 libkompareinterface5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkompareinterface5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkompareinterface5

Install libkompareinterface5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkompareinterface5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkompareinterface5

Install libkompareinterface5 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 libkompareinterface5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkompareinterface5

How To Uninstall libkompareinterface5 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkompareinterface5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkompareinterface5

Uninstall libkompareinterface5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkompareinterface5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkompareinterface5

Remove libkompareinterface5 Configurations and Data

To remove libkompareinterface5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkompareinterface5

Remove libkompareinterface5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkompareinterface5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkompareinterface5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkompareinterface5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.