How To Install kde-full on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-full on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is kde-full
kde-full is:
KDE is the powerful, integrated, and easy-to-use Free Software desktop platform and suite of applications.
This metapackage includes all the official modules released with KDE Sotware Compilation that are not specific to development and as well other KDE applications that are useful for a desktop user. This includes multimedia, networking, graphics, education, games, system administration tools, and other artwork and utilities.
There are three methods to install kde-full on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kde-full Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kde-full using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kde-full
Install kde-full Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kde-full using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kde-full
Install kde-full 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 kde-full using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kde-full
How To Uninstall kde-full on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the kde-full package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kde-full
Uninstall kde-full And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kde-full and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kde-full
Remove kde-full Configurations and Data
To remove kde-full configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kde-full
Remove kde-full configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kde-full configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kde-full
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-full package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
