How To Install libsocialweb-service on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocialweb-service on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsocialweb-service
libsocialweb-service 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 dbus service which the libraries need
There are three methods to install libsocialweb-service 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-service 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-service using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsocialweb-service
Install libsocialweb-service Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsocialweb-service using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsocialweb-service
Install libsocialweb-service 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-service using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsocialweb-service
How To Uninstall libsocialweb-service on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsocialweb-service package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsocialweb-service
Uninstall libsocialweb-service And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsocialweb-service and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsocialweb-service
Remove libsocialweb-service Configurations and Data
To remove libsocialweb-service configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsocialweb-service
Remove libsocialweb-service configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsocialweb-service configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsocialweb-service
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocialweb-service package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
