How To Install libkunitconversion4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkunitconversion4 on Ubuntu 18.04. libkunitconversion4 is Unit Conversion library for the KDE Platform

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkunitconversion4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkunitconversion4

libkunitconversion4 is:

The kunitconversion library can help KDE 4 applications in doing conversions of values in different measure units.

Currently, it can provide conversions for the following unit categories:

  • currency
  • density
  • energy
  • fuel efficiency
  • length
  • mass
  • power
  • pressure
  • temperature
  • time
  • velocity
  • volume

This library is part of the KDE Development Platform libraries module.

There are three methods to install libkunitconversion4 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 libkunitconversion4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkunitconversion4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkunitconversion4

Install libkunitconversion4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkunitconversion4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkunitconversion4

Install libkunitconversion4 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 libkunitconversion4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkunitconversion4

How To Uninstall libkunitconversion4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkunitconversion4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkunitconversion4

Uninstall libkunitconversion4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkunitconversion4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkunitconversion4

Remove libkunitconversion4 Configurations and Data

To remove libkunitconversion4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkunitconversion4

Remove libkunitconversion4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkunitconversion4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkunitconversion4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkunitconversion4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.