How to Install and Uninstall kde-plasma-desktop Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "kde-plasma-desktop" package

This tutorial shows how to install kde-plasma-desktop on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                kde-plasma-desktop
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "kde-plasma-desktop" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall kde-plasma-desktop on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kde-plasma-desktop package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: kde-plasma-desktop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5:111ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/metapackages
Source: meta-kde
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 23
Depends: kde-baseapps (>= 4:20.12.0), plasma-desktop (>= 4:5.20.5), plasma-workspace (>= 4:5.20.5), udisks2, upower
Recommends: kwin-x11 (>= 4:5.20.5), sddm (>= 0.11), xserver-xorg
Suggests: kdeconnect
Filename: pool/universe/m/meta-kde/kde-plasma-desktop_111ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 2012
MD5sum: 8de5ba24eb9c55d8cdd784e465178aa2
SHA1: 589fb18dcbe1c60f9ce99d81a3ac015a818d83a5
SHA256: 4be1c0d2c4cb2bea8e93062718dce0ce442f91bca6451ad126918c142920c7bd
SHA512: e239733e4195e037f46eaf872706fb1af105c3b83519a7e6de88ee72e6d5d6c0e81033529cfa00924a31efb603a7cf3c4bb6f60ab94905b214a62cedf6b17d2e
Homepage: https://www.kde.org
Description-en: KDE Plasma Desktop and minimal set of applications
KDE is the powerful, integrated, and easy-to-use Free Software desktop
platform and suite of applications.
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This metapackage pulls in the core modules released with the KDE Software
Compilation including the basic KDE Plasma Desktop, minimal set of basic
applications (browser, file manager, text editor, system settings, panel,
etc.), important libraries and data.
Description-md5: dda525830e71382895be1bce7ba76f00