How To Install pidgin-skype-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-skype-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pidgin-skype-common
pidgin-skype-common is:
This protocol plugin allows libpurple to communicate with Skype. Applications using libpurple (Pidgin, Finch, Empathy/Telepathy, etc.) can thus show your Skype contacts alongside those from other protocols, and you can communicate with them using that application instead of the Skype user interface.
This plugin communicates with the Skype application in the background to perform its work, so it’s necessary to have Skype installed and running. This product uses the Skype API but is not endorsed, certified or otherwise approved in any way by Skype.
This package contains D-Bus and X11 libpurple plugins.
There are three methods to install pidgin-skype-common 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-skype-common 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-skype-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-skype-common
Install pidgin-skype-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-skype-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pidgin-skype-common
Install pidgin-skype-common 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-skype-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-skype-common
How To Uninstall pidgin-skype-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pidgin-skype-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pidgin-skype-common
Uninstall pidgin-skype-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pidgin-skype-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-skype-common
Remove pidgin-skype-common Configurations and Data
To remove pidgin-skype-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-skype-common
Remove pidgin-skype-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pidgin-skype-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidgin-skype-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-skype-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.