How To Install libstrophe0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstrophe0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libstrophe0 is Library for writing XMPP clients - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstrophe0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libstrophe0

libstrophe0 is:

libstrophe is a lightweight XMPP client library written in C. It has minimal dependencies and is configurable for various environments.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libstrophe0 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 libstrophe0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libstrophe0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libstrophe0

Install libstrophe0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libstrophe0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libstrophe0

Install libstrophe0 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 libstrophe0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libstrophe0

How To Uninstall libstrophe0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libstrophe0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libstrophe0

Uninstall libstrophe0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libstrophe0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstrophe0

Remove libstrophe0 Configurations and Data

To remove libstrophe0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libstrophe0

Remove libstrophe0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libstrophe0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstrophe0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstrophe0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.