How To Install libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 on Ubuntu 20.04. libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 is Syntax highlighting Engine

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libkf5syntaxhighlighting5

libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 is:

This is a stand-alone implementation of the Kate syntax highlighting engine. It’s meant as a building block for text editors as well as for simple highlighted text rendering (e.g. as HTML), supporting both integration with a custom editor as well as a ready-to-use QSyntaxHighlighter sub-class. Task: kubuntu-desktop

There are three methods to install libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 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 libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5syntaxhighlighting5

Install libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5syntaxhighlighting5

Install libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 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 libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5syntaxhighlighting5

How To Uninstall libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5syntaxhighlighting5

Uninstall libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5syntaxhighlighting5

Remove libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5syntaxhighlighting5

Remove libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5syntaxhighlighting5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5syntaxhighlighting5 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.