How To Install akonadi-backend-sqlite on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install akonadi-backend-sqlite on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is akonadi-backend-sqlite
akonadi-backend-sqlite is:
Akonadi is an extensible cross-desktop Personal Information Management (PIM) storage service. It provides a common framework for applications to store and access mail, calendars, addressbooks, and other PIM data.
This package installs everything what’s needed for Akonadi to work with SQLite as underlying data storage engine. Since SQLite is an embedded database engine, a separate SQL server daemon is not necessary.
In addition, the package contains an improved QSql driver for SQLite named “QSQLite3”. It can be used by any application that needs to access SQLite databases via standard Qt QSql framework.
There are three methods to install akonadi-backend-sqlite 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 akonadi-backend-sqlite Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install akonadi-backend-sqlite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install akonadi-backend-sqlite
Install akonadi-backend-sqlite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install akonadi-backend-sqlite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install akonadi-backend-sqlite
Install akonadi-backend-sqlite 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 akonadi-backend-sqlite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install akonadi-backend-sqlite
How To Uninstall akonadi-backend-sqlite on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the akonadi-backend-sqlite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove akonadi-backend-sqlite
Uninstall akonadi-backend-sqlite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall akonadi-backend-sqlite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove akonadi-backend-sqlite
Remove akonadi-backend-sqlite Configurations and Data
To remove akonadi-backend-sqlite configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge akonadi-backend-sqlite
Remove akonadi-backend-sqlite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove akonadi-backend-sqlite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge akonadi-backend-sqlite
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install akonadi-backend-sqlite package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
