How To Install libakonadi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libakonadi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libakonadi-dev
libakonadi-dev is:
Akonadi is an extensible cross-desktop Personal Information Management (PIM) storage service. It provides a common framework for applications to store and access mail, calendars, addressbooks, and other PIM data.
This package contains development files for building software that uses the Akonadi PIM storage service.
There are three methods to install libakonadi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libakonadi-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libakonadi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libakonadi-dev
Install libakonadi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libakonadi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libakonadi-dev
Install libakonadi-dev 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 libakonadi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libakonadi-dev
How To Uninstall libakonadi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libakonadi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libakonadi-dev
Uninstall libakonadi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libakonadi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libakonadi-dev
Remove libakonadi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libakonadi-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libakonadi-dev
Remove libakonadi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libakonadi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libakonadi-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libakonadi-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
