How To Install kadu-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kadu-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. kadu-dev is Development files needed to compile plugins for kadu

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kadu-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is kadu-dev

kadu-dev is:

Gadu-Gadu is a Windows instant messenger, very popular in Poland. Kadu is a Qt5 client of Gadu-Gadu and XMPP for *nix systems.

This package provides development files needed to compile plugins for Kadu.

There are three methods to install kadu-dev 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 kadu-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kadu-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kadu-dev

Install kadu-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kadu-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kadu-dev

Install kadu-dev 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 kadu-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kadu-dev

How To Uninstall kadu-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the kadu-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kadu-dev

Uninstall kadu-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kadu-dev

Remove kadu-dev Configurations and Data

To remove kadu-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kadu-dev

Remove kadu-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kadu-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kadu-dev

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Summary

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