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

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

Introduction

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

What is libgoa-backend-1.0-dev

libgoa-backend-1.0-dev 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 files needed to build applications that access the service.

There are three methods to install libgoa-backend-1.0-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 libgoa-backend-1.0-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 libgoa-backend-1.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libgoa-backend-1.0-dev 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-dev using apt by running the following command:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall libgoa-backend-1.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgoa-backend-1.0-dev 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-dev

Remove libgoa-backend-1.0-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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