How To Install libfolks-eds25 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfolks-eds25 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfolks-eds25
libfolks-eds25 is:
libfolks is a library that aggregates people from multiple sources (eg, Telepathy connection managers and eventually evolution data server, Facebook, etc.) to create metacontacts.
This package contains the EDS backend for libfolks
There are three methods to install libfolks-eds25 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 libfolks-eds25 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfolks-eds25 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfolks-eds25
Install libfolks-eds25 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfolks-eds25 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfolks-eds25
Install libfolks-eds25 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 libfolks-eds25 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfolks-eds25
How To Uninstall libfolks-eds25 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfolks-eds25 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfolks-eds25
Uninstall libfolks-eds25 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfolks-eds25 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfolks-eds25
Remove libfolks-eds25 Configurations and Data
To remove libfolks-eds25 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfolks-eds25
Remove libfolks-eds25 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfolks-eds25 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfolks-eds25
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfolks-eds25 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
