How To Install libzephyr4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzephyr4 on Ubuntu 18.04. libzephyr4 is Project Athenas notification service - non-Kerberos libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzephyr4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libzephyr4

libzephyr4 is:

Zephyr is derived from the original Project Athena ‘Instant Message’ system and allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams (transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.

This package provides the libraries without Kerberos support.

There are three methods to install libzephyr4 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 libzephyr4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzephyr4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzephyr4

Install libzephyr4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzephyr4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzephyr4

Install libzephyr4 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 libzephyr4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzephyr4

How To Uninstall libzephyr4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libzephyr4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzephyr4

Uninstall libzephyr4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzephyr4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzephyr4

Remove libzephyr4 Configurations and Data

To remove libzephyr4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzephyr4

Remove libzephyr4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzephyr4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzephyr4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzephyr4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.