How To Install kio-gdrive on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kio-gdrive on Ubuntu 20.04. kio-gdrive is KIO access for GDrive

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kio-gdrive on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is kio-gdrive

kio-gdrive is:

KIO GDrive enables KIO-aware applications (such as Dolphin, Kate or Gwenview) to access and edit Google Drive files in the cloud.

There are three methods to install kio-gdrive 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 kio-gdrive Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kio-gdrive

Install kio-gdrive Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kio-gdrive

Install kio-gdrive 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 kio-gdrive using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kio-gdrive

How To Uninstall kio-gdrive on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the kio-gdrive package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kio-gdrive

Uninstall kio-gdrive And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kio-gdrive and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kio-gdrive

Remove kio-gdrive Configurations and Data

To remove kio-gdrive configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kio-gdrive

Remove kio-gdrive configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kio-gdrive

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kio-gdrive package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.