How To Install gajim-rostertweaks on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gajim-rostertweaks on Ubuntu 20.04. gajim-rostertweaks is tweak Gajim roster window appearance

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gajim-rostertweaks on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is gajim-rostertweaks

gajim-rostertweaks is:

Allows user to tweak roster window appearance (eg. make it compact). This is especially helpful for people running Gajim on small screens, such as the PocketCHIP.

There are three methods to install gajim-rostertweaks 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 gajim-rostertweaks Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gajim-rostertweaks

Install gajim-rostertweaks Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gajim-rostertweaks

Install gajim-rostertweaks 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 gajim-rostertweaks using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gajim-rostertweaks

How To Uninstall gajim-rostertweaks on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the gajim-rostertweaks package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gajim-rostertweaks

Uninstall gajim-rostertweaks And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gajim-rostertweaks

Remove gajim-rostertweaks Configurations and Data

To remove gajim-rostertweaks configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gajim-rostertweaks

Remove gajim-rostertweaks configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gajim-rostertweaks

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Summary

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