How To Install pidgin-lastfm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-lastfm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pidgin-lastfm
pidgin-lastfm is:
This Pidgin plugin displays information from your Last.fm / Audioscrobbler profile in your user info on the various IM networks Pidgin supports. The most important information might be the most recently scrobbled song.
There are three methods to install pidgin-lastfm 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-lastfm 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-lastfm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-lastfm
Install pidgin-lastfm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-lastfm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pidgin-lastfm
Install pidgin-lastfm 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-lastfm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-lastfm
How To Uninstall pidgin-lastfm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pidgin-lastfm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pidgin-lastfm
Uninstall pidgin-lastfm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pidgin-lastfm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-lastfm
Remove pidgin-lastfm Configurations and Data
To remove pidgin-lastfm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-lastfm
Remove pidgin-lastfm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pidgin-lastfm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidgin-lastfm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-lastfm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.