How To Install libopenobex2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenobex2 on Ubuntu 18.04. libopenobex2 is OBEX protocol library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenobex2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libopenobex2

libopenobex2 is:

The Object Exchange protocol can best be described as binary HTTP. OBEX is optimised for ad-hoc wireless links and can be used to exchange all kind of objects like files, pictures, calendar entries (vCal) and business cards (vCard).

OBEX is builtin in devices like PDA’s like the Palm Pilot, and mobile phones like the Ericsson R320, Siemens S25, Siemens S45, Siemens ME45, Nokia NM207 and Nokia 9110 Communicator.

There are three methods to install libopenobex2 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 libopenobex2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenobex2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenobex2

Install libopenobex2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenobex2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenobex2

Install libopenobex2 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 libopenobex2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenobex2

How To Uninstall libopenobex2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libopenobex2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenobex2

Uninstall libopenobex2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenobex2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenobex2

Remove libopenobex2 Configurations and Data

To remove libopenobex2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenobex2

Remove libopenobex2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenobex2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenobex2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenobex2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.