How To Install libkreport3-4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkreport3-4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libkreport3-4
libkreport3-4 is:
The KReport framework implements reporting functionality for creation of reports in MS Access style. They are also similar to SAP Crystal Reports and FileMaker reports.
Reports can be created interactively and programmatically. They can be previewed on screen, printed, and saved in a variety of formats such as HTML, PDF and OpenDocument.
Reports of this kind offer a way to view, format, and summarize the information. For example a simple report of contact phone numbers can be prepared, or a more complex report on sales for different products, regions, and periods of time.
A report is often filled with information from a database. There are many use cases:
- The data can be displayed, summarized, sorted and grouped
- Totals can be computed and displayed
- Single or multiple records of data can be placed on a page
- Details for individual data records can be placed in a layout
- Labels can be created
- The various report sections, such as title, header or footer, can be sized to suit
- Reports can be generated on demand, thus eliminating saving them in files for further use
This package contains the shared library.
This package is part of the Calligra Suite.
There are three methods to install libkreport3-4 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 libkreport3-4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkreport3-4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkreport3-4
Install libkreport3-4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkreport3-4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkreport3-4
Install libkreport3-4 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 libkreport3-4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkreport3-4
How To Uninstall libkreport3-4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libkreport3-4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkreport3-4
Uninstall libkreport3-4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkreport3-4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkreport3-4
Remove libkreport3-4 Configurations and Data
To remove libkreport3-4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkreport3-4
Remove libkreport3-4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkreport3-4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkreport3-4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkreport3-4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
