How To Install pidgin-awayonlock on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-awayonlock on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pidgin-awayonlock
pidgin-awayonlock is:
Away-on-Lock is a simple plugin for pidgin (or any other libpurple-based IM client) to change your status when the screensaver gets activated.
It currently supports gnome-screensaver and kscreensaver.
There are three methods to install pidgin-awayonlock 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 pidgin-awayonlock Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-awayonlock using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-awayonlock
Install pidgin-awayonlock Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-awayonlock using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pidgin-awayonlock
Install pidgin-awayonlock 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 pidgin-awayonlock using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-awayonlock
How To Uninstall pidgin-awayonlock on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pidgin-awayonlock package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pidgin-awayonlock
Uninstall pidgin-awayonlock And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pidgin-awayonlock and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-awayonlock
Remove pidgin-awayonlock Configurations and Data
To remove pidgin-awayonlock configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-awayonlock
Remove pidgin-awayonlock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pidgin-awayonlock configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidgin-awayonlock
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-awayonlock package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
