How To Install libkopete-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkopete-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. libkopete-dev is development files for the Kopete instant messaging and chat application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkopete-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libkopete-dev

libkopete-dev is:

Kopete is an instant messaging and chat application with support for a wide variety of services, such as AIM, Yahoo, ICQ, MSN, and Jabber. Advanced features and additional protocols are available as plugins.

This package contains development files needed for building Kopete plugins.

This package is part of the KDE networking module.

There are three methods to install libkopete-dev 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 libkopete-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 libkopete-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkopete-dev

Install libkopete-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libkopete-dev

Install libkopete-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 libkopete-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkopete-dev

How To Uninstall libkopete-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libkopete-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkopete-dev

Uninstall libkopete-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkopete-dev

Remove libkopete-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libkopete-dev

Remove libkopete-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkopete-dev

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Summary

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