How To Install libtelepathy-glib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtelepathy-glib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtelepathy-glib-dev
libtelepathy-glib-dev is:
This package contains development files for telepathy-glib, a GLib-based library for Telepathy components.
Vala bindings are also included; the Vala bindings are currently considered to be experimental by the maintainers of telepathy-glib, and might receive incompatible changes until at least telepathy-glib 0.14.0.
Telepathy is a D-Bus framework for unifying real time communication, including instant messaging, voice calls and video calls. It abstracts differences between protocols to provide a unified interface for applications.
There are three methods to install libtelepathy-glib-dev 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 libtelepathy-glib-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtelepathy-glib-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtelepathy-glib-dev
Install libtelepathy-glib-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtelepathy-glib-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtelepathy-glib-dev
Install libtelepathy-glib-dev 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 libtelepathy-glib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtelepathy-glib-dev
How To Uninstall libtelepathy-glib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtelepathy-glib-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtelepathy-glib-dev
Uninstall libtelepathy-glib-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtelepathy-glib-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtelepathy-glib-dev
Remove libtelepathy-glib-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtelepathy-glib-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtelepathy-glib-dev
Remove libtelepathy-glib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtelepathy-glib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtelepathy-glib-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtelepathy-glib-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
