How To Install kde-standard 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 kde-standard on Ubuntu.
What is kde-standard
kde-standard is:
The KDE Software Compilation is the powerful, integrated, and easy-to-use Free Software desktop platform and suite of applications.
This metapackage includes the KDE Plasma Desktop and a selection of the most common used applications in a standard KDE desktop.
There are three methods to install kde-standard 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 kde-standard 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-standard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kde-standard
Install kde-standard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kde-standard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kde-standard
Install kde-standard 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-standard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kde-standard
How To Uninstall kde-standard on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the kde-standard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kde-standard
Uninstall kde-standard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kde-standard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kde-standard
Remove kde-standard Configurations and Data
To remove kde-standard configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kde-standard
Remove kde-standard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kde-standard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kde-standard
Dependencies
kde-standard have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-standard package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.