How To Install libktpwidgets9 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libktpwidgets9 on Ubuntu 18.04. libktpwidgets9 is KDE Telepathy common internal widgets library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libktpwidgets9 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libktpwidgets9

libktpwidgets9 is:

Internal library which consists of the most reused parts across KDE Telepathy.

This also includes common widgets like the contact grid.

There are three methods to install libktpwidgets9 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 libktpwidgets9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libktpwidgets9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libktpwidgets9

Install libktpwidgets9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libktpwidgets9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libktpwidgets9

Install libktpwidgets9 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 libktpwidgets9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libktpwidgets9

How To Uninstall libktpwidgets9 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libktpwidgets9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libktpwidgets9

Uninstall libktpwidgets9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libktpwidgets9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libktpwidgets9

Remove libktpwidgets9 Configurations and Data

To remove libktpwidgets9 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libktpwidgets9

Remove libktpwidgets9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libktpwidgets9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libktpwidgets9

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libktpwidgets9 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.