How To Install libclaws-mail-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclaws-mail-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libclaws-mail-dev
libclaws-mail-dev is:
This package provides the development headers needed to build plugins for Claws Mail client. Plugins are loadable modules which extend Claws Mail capabilities.
There are three methods to install libclaws-mail-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 libclaws-mail-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 libclaws-mail-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libclaws-mail-dev
Install libclaws-mail-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libclaws-mail-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libclaws-mail-dev
Install libclaws-mail-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 libclaws-mail-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libclaws-mail-dev
How To Uninstall libclaws-mail-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libclaws-mail-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libclaws-mail-dev
Uninstall libclaws-mail-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libclaws-mail-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclaws-mail-dev
Remove libclaws-mail-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libclaws-mail-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libclaws-mail-dev
Remove libclaws-mail-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libclaws-mail-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclaws-mail-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclaws-mail-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
