How To Install libgoa-backend-1.0-1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoa-backend-1.0-1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libgoa-backend-1.0-1 is backend library for GNOME Online Accounts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoa-backend-1.0-1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgoa-backend-1.0-1

libgoa-backend-1.0-1 is:

This package contains the GNOME Online Accounts service, which provides a centralized place for managing online accounts (Google, etc) for the GNOME desktop.

This package contains the backend libraries used by GOA applications.

There are three methods to install libgoa-backend-1.0-1 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 libgoa-backend-1.0-1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgoa-backend-1.0-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgoa-backend-1.0-1

Install libgoa-backend-1.0-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgoa-backend-1.0-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgoa-backend-1.0-1

Install libgoa-backend-1.0-1 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 libgoa-backend-1.0-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgoa-backend-1.0-1

How To Uninstall libgoa-backend-1.0-1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgoa-backend-1.0-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgoa-backend-1.0-1

Uninstall libgoa-backend-1.0-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgoa-backend-1.0-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgoa-backend-1.0-1

Remove libgoa-backend-1.0-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libgoa-backend-1.0-1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgoa-backend-1.0-1

Remove libgoa-backend-1.0-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgoa-backend-1.0-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgoa-backend-1.0-1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoa-backend-1.0-1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.