How To Install xul-ext-gdata-provider on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-gdata-provider on Ubuntu 20.04. xul-ext-gdata-provider is Calendar Extension for Thunderbird (transitional package) Calendar Extension for Thunderbird (transitional package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-gdata-provider on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is xul-ext-gdata-provider

xul-ext-gdata-provider is:

This is a transitional package to ensure that upgrades work correctly. It can be safely removed

Package: xul-ext-gdata-provider Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu2 Priority: optional Section: universe/web Source: thunderbird Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Mozilla Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 121 Filename: pool/universe/t/thunderbird/xul-ext-gdata-provider_68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb Size: 9240 MD5sum: e2068f69875b6fe6fe3b84e712f6f787 SHA1: 6574941c0b79fc43babc337cd3f79444ac5cf8c1 SHA256: 1aa3f6f46c98110f0065d88cc5fd1dd1d6b4f1249b134b50dfeb9a75638a126b Description-en: Calendar Extension for Thunderbird (transitional package) This is a transitional package to ensure that upgrades work correctly. It can be safely removed

There are three methods to install xul-ext-gdata-provider 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 xul-ext-gdata-provider Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xul-ext-gdata-provider using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xul-ext-gdata-provider

Install xul-ext-gdata-provider Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xul-ext-gdata-provider using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xul-ext-gdata-provider

Install xul-ext-gdata-provider 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 xul-ext-gdata-provider using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xul-ext-gdata-provider

How To Uninstall xul-ext-gdata-provider on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the xul-ext-gdata-provider package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xul-ext-gdata-provider

Uninstall xul-ext-gdata-provider And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xul-ext-gdata-provider and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xul-ext-gdata-provider

Remove xul-ext-gdata-provider Configurations and Data

To remove xul-ext-gdata-provider configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xul-ext-gdata-provider

Remove xul-ext-gdata-provider configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xul-ext-gdata-provider configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xul-ext-gdata-provider

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Summary

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