How To Install libgoa-1.0-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoa-1.0-common on Ubuntu 18.04. libgoa-1.0-common is library for GNOME Online Accounts - common files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoa-1.0-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgoa-1.0-common

libgoa-1.0-common is:

This package contains the GNOME Online Accounts service, which provides a centralized place for managing online accounts (Google, etc) for the GNOME desktop.

This package contains the translation files for the GOA library and daemon.

There are three methods to install libgoa-1.0-common 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 libgoa-1.0-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgoa-1.0-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgoa-1.0-common

Install libgoa-1.0-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgoa-1.0-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgoa-1.0-common

Install libgoa-1.0-common 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 libgoa-1.0-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgoa-1.0-common

How To Uninstall libgoa-1.0-common on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgoa-1.0-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgoa-1.0-common

Uninstall libgoa-1.0-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgoa-1.0-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgoa-1.0-common

Remove libgoa-1.0-common Configurations and Data

To remove libgoa-1.0-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgoa-1.0-common

Remove libgoa-1.0-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgoa-1.0-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgoa-1.0-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoa-1.0-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.