How To Install evolution-data-server on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install evolution-data-server on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is evolution-data-server
evolution-data-server is:
The data server, called “Evolution Data Server” is responsible for managing mail, calendar, addressbook, tasks and memo information.
There are three methods to install evolution-data-server 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 evolution-data-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install evolution-data-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install evolution-data-server
Install evolution-data-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install evolution-data-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install evolution-data-server
Install evolution-data-server 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 evolution-data-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install evolution-data-server
How To Uninstall evolution-data-server on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the evolution-data-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove evolution-data-server
Uninstall evolution-data-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall evolution-data-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove evolution-data-server
Remove evolution-data-server Configurations and Data
To remove evolution-data-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge evolution-data-server
Remove evolution-data-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove evolution-data-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge evolution-data-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install evolution-data-server package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.