How To Install libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 on Ubuntu 18.04. libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 is Telepathy/Farsight integration - Qt 4 library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2

libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 is:

telepathy-qt4-farstream provides telepathy-qt4 integration with telepathy-farstream, which implements media streaming using GStreamer and Farsight.

Telepathy is a D-Bus framework for unifying real time communication, including instant messaging, voice calls and video calls. It abstracts differences between protocols to provide a unified interface for applications.

There are three methods to install libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 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 libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2

Install libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2

Install libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 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 libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2

How To Uninstall libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2

Uninstall libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2

Remove libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 Configurations and Data

To remove libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2

Remove libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtelepathy-qt4-farstream2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.