How To Install qtdeclarative5-kf5solid on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtdeclarative5-kf5solid on Ubuntu 18.04. qtdeclarative5-kf5solid is transitional package to renamed qml-module-org-kde-solid

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtdeclarative5-kf5solid on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is qtdeclarative5-kf5solid

qtdeclarative5-kf5solid is:

Transitional package for qml-module-org-kde-solid. This package is safe to remove.

This package is part of KDE Frameworks 5.

There are three methods to install qtdeclarative5-kf5solid 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 qtdeclarative5-kf5solid Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qtdeclarative5-kf5solid using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qtdeclarative5-kf5solid

Install qtdeclarative5-kf5solid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qtdeclarative5-kf5solid using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qtdeclarative5-kf5solid

Install qtdeclarative5-kf5solid 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 qtdeclarative5-kf5solid using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtdeclarative5-kf5solid

How To Uninstall qtdeclarative5-kf5solid on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the qtdeclarative5-kf5solid package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qtdeclarative5-kf5solid

Uninstall qtdeclarative5-kf5solid And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qtdeclarative5-kf5solid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtdeclarative5-kf5solid

Remove qtdeclarative5-kf5solid Configurations and Data

To remove qtdeclarative5-kf5solid configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qtdeclarative5-kf5solid

Remove qtdeclarative5-kf5solid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qtdeclarative5-kf5solid configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtdeclarative5-kf5solid

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtdeclarative5-kf5solid package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.