How To Install libsoup2.4-common on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoup2.4-common on Ubuntu 22.04. libsoup2.4-common is HTTP library implementation in C – Common files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoup2.4-common on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libsoup2.4-common

libsoup2.4-common is:

It was originally part of a SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) implementation called Soup, but the SOAP and non-SOAP parts have now been split into separate packages.

This package contains architecture-independent files such as translations.

There are three methods to install libsoup2.4-common on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsoup2.4-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 libsoup2.4-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsoup2.4-common

Install libsoup2.4-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsoup2.4-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsoup2.4-common

Install libsoup2.4-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 libsoup2.4-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsoup2.4-common

How To Uninstall libsoup2.4-common on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libsoup2.4-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsoup2.4-common

Uninstall libsoup2.4-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsoup2.4-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsoup2.4-common

Remove libsoup2.4-common Configurations and Data

To remove libsoup2.4-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsoup2.4-common

Remove libsoup2.4-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsoup2.4-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsoup2.4-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoup2.4-common package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.