How To Install debconf-kde-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf-kde-data on Ubuntu 18.04. debconf-kde-data is Debconf KDE data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf-kde-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is debconf-kde-data

debconf-kde-data is:

Debconf KDE is a GUI library for including Debconf frontends in Qt-based applications. Debconf is a configuration management system for Debian packages, which is used to ask questions when they are installed. This library is written in C++ and used by Apper and Muon to embed Debconf dialogs.

This package contains the data files needed by the Debconf KDE library

There are three methods to install debconf-kde-data 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 debconf-kde-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install debconf-kde-data

Install debconf-kde-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install debconf-kde-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install debconf-kde-data

Install debconf-kde-data 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 debconf-kde-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install debconf-kde-data

How To Uninstall debconf-kde-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the debconf-kde-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove debconf-kde-data

Uninstall debconf-kde-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove debconf-kde-data

Remove debconf-kde-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge debconf-kde-data

Remove debconf-kde-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debconf-kde-data

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Summary

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