How To Install libokular5core8 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libokular5core8 on Ubuntu 18.04. libokular5core8 is libraries for the Okular document viewer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libokular5core8 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libokular5core8

libokular5core8 is:

This package contains libraries used by the Okular document viewer.

This package is part of the KDE graphics module.

There are three methods to install libokular5core8 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 libokular5core8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libokular5core8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libokular5core8

Install libokular5core8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libokular5core8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libokular5core8

Install libokular5core8 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 libokular5core8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libokular5core8

How To Uninstall libokular5core8 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libokular5core8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libokular5core8

Uninstall libokular5core8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libokular5core8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libokular5core8

Remove libokular5core8 Configurations and Data

To remove libokular5core8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libokular5core8

Remove libokular5core8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libokular5core8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libokular5core8

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libokular5core8 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.