How To Install libkonq-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkonq-common on Ubuntu 18.04. libkonq-common is core Konqueror library - support files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkonq-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkonq-common

libkonq-common is:

This package contains plugins and data files used by the core Konqueror library (libkonq).

This package is part of the KDE base applications module.

There are three methods to install libkonq-common 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 libkonq-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libkonq-common

Install libkonq-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libkonq-common

Install libkonq-common 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 libkonq-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkonq-common

How To Uninstall libkonq-common on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkonq-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkonq-common

Uninstall libkonq-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkonq-common

Remove libkonq-common Configurations and Data

To remove libkonq-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkonq-common

Remove libkonq-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkonq-common

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Summary

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