How To Install libkpty4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpty4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libkpty4
libkpty4 is:
This library provides primitives to interface with pseudo terminal devices as well as a KProcess derived class for running child processes and communicating with them using a pty.
This package is part of the KDE Development Platform libraries module.
There are three methods to install libkpty4 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 libkpty4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkpty4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkpty4
Install libkpty4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkpty4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkpty4
Install libkpty4 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 libkpty4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkpty4
How To Uninstall libkpty4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libkpty4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkpty4
Uninstall libkpty4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkpty4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkpty4
Remove libkpty4 Configurations and Data
To remove libkpty4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkpty4
Remove libkpty4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkpty4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkpty4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpty4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
