How To Install libsocialweb-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocialweb-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsocialweb-common
libsocialweb-common is:
A social data server which will fetch data from the “social web”, such as blog posts and photos, upcoming events, recently played tracks, and pending auctions. It also provides a service to update status on supported web services such as Facebook and Twitter. Libsocialweb can be accessed via D-Bus, or with a custom socialweb client.
This package contains the common files which the libraries need
There are three methods to install libsocialweb-common 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 libsocialweb-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsocialweb-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsocialweb-common
Install libsocialweb-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsocialweb-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsocialweb-common
Install libsocialweb-common 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 libsocialweb-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsocialweb-common
How To Uninstall libsocialweb-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsocialweb-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsocialweb-common
Uninstall libsocialweb-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsocialweb-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsocialweb-common
Remove libsocialweb-common Configurations and Data
To remove libsocialweb-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsocialweb-common
Remove libsocialweb-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsocialweb-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsocialweb-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocialweb-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
