How To Install pidgin-librvp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-librvp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pidgin-librvp
pidgin-librvp is:
librvp is a plugin for Pidgin which implements the RVP protocol used by Microsoft Exchange and its Windows Messenger client.
This is not an MSN Messenger protocol plugin; for that, see the main Pidgin package.
There are three methods to install pidgin-librvp 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-librvp 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-librvp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-librvp
Install pidgin-librvp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-librvp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pidgin-librvp
Install pidgin-librvp 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-librvp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-librvp
How To Uninstall pidgin-librvp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pidgin-librvp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pidgin-librvp
Uninstall pidgin-librvp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pidgin-librvp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-librvp
Remove pidgin-librvp Configurations and Data
To remove pidgin-librvp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-librvp
Remove pidgin-librvp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pidgin-librvp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidgin-librvp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-librvp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.