How To Install libgnome-bluetooth13 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome-bluetooth13 on Ubuntu 18.04. libgnome-bluetooth13 is GNOME Bluetooth tools - support library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome-bluetooth13 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgnome-bluetooth13

libgnome-bluetooth13 is:

This package contains tools for managing and manipulating Bluetooth devices using the GNOME desktop.

The libraries included provide support to gnome-bluetooth.

There are three methods to install libgnome-bluetooth13 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 libgnome-bluetooth13 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnome-bluetooth13 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnome-bluetooth13

Install libgnome-bluetooth13 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnome-bluetooth13 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnome-bluetooth13

Install libgnome-bluetooth13 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 libgnome-bluetooth13 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnome-bluetooth13

How To Uninstall libgnome-bluetooth13 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgnome-bluetooth13 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnome-bluetooth13

Uninstall libgnome-bluetooth13 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnome-bluetooth13 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnome-bluetooth13

Remove libgnome-bluetooth13 Configurations and Data

To remove libgnome-bluetooth13 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnome-bluetooth13

Remove libgnome-bluetooth13 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnome-bluetooth13 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnome-bluetooth13

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome-bluetooth13 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.