How To Install colord-kde on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install colord-kde on Ubuntu.

What is `colord-kde`

colord-kde is:

A System Settings module to do color management for monitors, printers, webcams and other devices.

There are three methods to install colord-kde on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install colord-kde Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install colord-kde

Install colord-kde Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install colord-kde

Install colord-kde 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 colord-kde using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install colord-kde

How To Uninstall colord-kde on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove colord-kde

Uninstall colord-kde And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove colord-kde

Remove colord-kde Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge colord-kde

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge colord-kde

Dependencies

colord-kde have the following dependencies:

References

colord-kde website

Summary

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