How To Install libsocialweb-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocialweb-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libsocialweb-doc is socialweb library to fetch data from social service (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocialweb-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsocialweb-doc

libsocialweb-doc 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 documentation

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsocialweb-doc

Install libsocialweb-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsocialweb-doc

Install libsocialweb-doc 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-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsocialweb-doc

How To Uninstall libsocialweb-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsocialweb-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsocialweb-doc

Uninstall libsocialweb-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsocialweb-doc

Remove libsocialweb-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsocialweb-doc

Remove libsocialweb-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsocialweb-doc

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Summary

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