How To Install libgeoclue-2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeoclue-2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgeoclue-2-0
libgeoclue-2-0 is:
GeoClue is a D-Bus geoinformation service. The goal of the Geoclue project is to make creating location-aware applications as simple as possible.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libgeoclue-2-0 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 libgeoclue-2-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeoclue-2-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgeoclue-2-0
Install libgeoclue-2-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeoclue-2-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgeoclue-2-0
Install libgeoclue-2-0 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 libgeoclue-2-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgeoclue-2-0
How To Uninstall libgeoclue-2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgeoclue-2-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgeoclue-2-0
Uninstall libgeoclue-2-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgeoclue-2-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeoclue-2-0
Remove libgeoclue-2-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libgeoclue-2-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgeoclue-2-0
Remove libgeoclue-2-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgeoclue-2-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeoclue-2-0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeoclue-2-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
