How To Install libsylph1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsylph1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsylph1
libsylph1 is:
This library, which has been originally used as the core part of Sylpheed, was modified so that it can be utilized as stand-alone.
It is used with applications (i.e. sylph-searcher).
There are three methods to install libsylph1 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 libsylph1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsylph1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsylph1
Install libsylph1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsylph1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsylph1
Install libsylph1 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 libsylph1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsylph1
How To Uninstall libsylph1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsylph1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsylph1
Uninstall libsylph1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsylph1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsylph1
Remove libsylph1 Configurations and Data
To remove libsylph1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsylph1
Remove libsylph1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsylph1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsylph1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsylph1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
