How To Install pidgin-data on Debian 10

Learn how to install pidgin-data on Debian 10 with this tutorial. pidgin-data is multi-protocol instant messaging client - data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-data on Debian 10.

What is pidgin-data

pidgin-data is:

This package contains architecture-independent supporting data files required for use with pidgin, such as documentation, icons, translations, and sounds.

There are three methods to install pidgin-data on Debian 10. 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-data 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-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-data

Install pidgin-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pidgin-data

Install pidgin-data 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-data

How To Uninstall pidgin-data on Debian 10

To uninstall only the pidgin-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pidgin-data

Uninstall pidgin-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pidgin-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-data

Remove pidgin-data Configurations and Data

To remove pidgin-data configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-data

Remove pidgin-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidgin-data

Dependencies

pidgin-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-data package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.