How To Install libgmime-3.0-0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmime-3.0-0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libgmime-3.0-0 is MIME message parser and creator library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmime-3.0-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgmime-3.0-0

libgmime-3.0-0 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 shared library of GMime.

There are three methods to install libgmime-3.0-0 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 libgmime-3.0-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgmime-3.0-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgmime-3.0-0

Install libgmime-3.0-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgmime-3.0-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgmime-3.0-0

Install libgmime-3.0-0 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 libgmime-3.0-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgmime-3.0-0

How To Uninstall libgmime-3.0-0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgmime-3.0-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgmime-3.0-0

Uninstall libgmime-3.0-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgmime-3.0-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmime-3.0-0

Remove libgmime-3.0-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgmime-3.0-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgmime-3.0-0

Remove libgmime-3.0-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgmime-3.0-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmime-3.0-0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmime-3.0-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.