kdebase-runtime software package provides Transitional package for the KDE runtime components, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install kdebase-runtime
kdebase-runtime is installed in your system.
Make ensure the kdebase-runtime package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep kdebase-runtime *
You will get with kdebase-runtime package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | KDE |
| Package | kdebase-runtime |
| Version | 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.3 |
| Description | Transitional package for the KDE runtime components |
| Sub Section | KDE |