How To Install libkubuntu-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkubuntu-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libkubuntu-dev
libkubuntu-dev is:
This library bundles logic required for convenient Kubuntu specific integration of Qt and KDE software, such as localization handling and on-demand capability expansion by installing packages.
These are the development files.
There are three methods to install libkubuntu-dev 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 libkubuntu-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkubuntu-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkubuntu-dev
Install libkubuntu-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkubuntu-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkubuntu-dev
Install libkubuntu-dev 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 libkubuntu-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkubuntu-dev
How To Uninstall libkubuntu-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libkubuntu-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkubuntu-dev
Uninstall libkubuntu-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkubuntu-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkubuntu-dev
Remove libkubuntu-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libkubuntu-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkubuntu-dev
Remove libkubuntu-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkubuntu-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkubuntu-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkubuntu-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
