How To Install libsocialweb0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocialweb0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libsocialweb0 is socialweb library to fetch data from social service

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocialweb0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsocialweb0

libsocialweb0 is:

A social data server which will fetch data from the “social web”, such as blog posts and photos, upcoming events, recently played tracks, and pending auctions. It also provides a service to update status on supported web services such as Facebook and Twitter. Libsocialweb can be accessed via D-Bus, or with a custom socialweb client.

There are three methods to install libsocialweb0 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 libsocialweb0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsocialweb0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsocialweb0

Install libsocialweb0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsocialweb0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsocialweb0

Install libsocialweb0 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 libsocialweb0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsocialweb0

How To Uninstall libsocialweb0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsocialweb0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsocialweb0

Uninstall libsocialweb0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsocialweb0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsocialweb0

Remove libsocialweb0 Configurations and Data

To remove libsocialweb0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsocialweb0

Remove libsocialweb0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsocialweb0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsocialweb0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocialweb0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.