How To Install libkutils4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkutils4 on Ubuntu 18.04. libkutils4 is dummy transitional library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkutils4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkutils4

libkutils4 is:

This library has been split into libkcmutils4, libkprintutils4, libkidletime4 and libkemoticons4. This binary is provided to keep binary compatibility with software that was compiled against it. New software should not link against this library.

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

There are three methods to install libkutils4 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 libkutils4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkutils4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkutils4

Install libkutils4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkutils4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkutils4

Install libkutils4 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 libkutils4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkutils4

How To Uninstall libkutils4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkutils4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkutils4

Uninstall libkutils4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkutils4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkutils4

Remove libkutils4 Configurations and Data

To remove libkutils4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkutils4

Remove libkutils4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkutils4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkutils4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkutils4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.