How To Install libjreen-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjreen-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libjreen-dev is powerful Jabber/XMPP library (Qt4 build) - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjreen-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libjreen-dev

libjreen-dev is:

Jreen is a lightweight XMPP library, implementing a large amount of protocol extensions (XEP). It is fit with Qt coding paradigms, so a Qt4 application developer can easily use any XMPP features.

This package contains the files that are needed to develop Qt4-based applications that use jreen.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjreen-dev

Install libjreen-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjreen-dev

Install libjreen-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 libjreen-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjreen-dev

How To Uninstall libjreen-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libjreen-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjreen-dev

Uninstall libjreen-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjreen-dev

Remove libjreen-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjreen-dev

Remove libjreen-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjreen-dev

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Summary

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