How To Install libgmime-2.6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmime-2.6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgmime-2.6-dev
libgmime-2.6-dev is:
GMime provides a core library and set of utilities which may be used for the creation and parsing of messages using the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME).
This package contains the development files of the older version of GMime for programmers using C or Vala.
It is recommended to use libgmime-3.0-dev instead of this package.
There are three methods to install libgmime-2.6-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 libgmime-2.6-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 libgmime-2.6-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgmime-2.6-dev
Install libgmime-2.6-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmime-2.6-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgmime-2.6-dev
Install libgmime-2.6-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 libgmime-2.6-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgmime-2.6-dev
How To Uninstall libgmime-2.6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgmime-2.6-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgmime-2.6-dev
Uninstall libgmime-2.6-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgmime-2.6-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmime-2.6-dev
Remove libgmime-2.6-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgmime-2.6-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgmime-2.6-dev
Remove libgmime-2.6-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgmime-2.6-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmime-2.6-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmime-2.6-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
