How To Install libqxmpp0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqxmpp0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libqxmpp0 is QXmpp library for XMPP client and server applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqxmpp0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libqxmpp0

libqxmpp0 is:

QXmpp is a cross-platform C++ XMPP library built upon Qt. It strives to be as easy to use as possible.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libqxmpp0 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 libqxmpp0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqxmpp0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqxmpp0

Install libqxmpp0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqxmpp0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqxmpp0

Install libqxmpp0 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 libqxmpp0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqxmpp0

How To Uninstall libqxmpp0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libqxmpp0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqxmpp0

Uninstall libqxmpp0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqxmpp0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqxmpp0

Remove libqxmpp0 Configurations and Data

To remove libqxmpp0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqxmpp0

Remove libqxmpp0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqxmpp0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqxmpp0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqxmpp0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.