How To Install plasma-runner-telepathy-contact on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install plasma-runner-telepathy-contact on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is plasma-runner-telepathy-contact
plasma-runner-telepathy-contact is:
This package provides a KRunner plugin which allows you to execute actions like start a text chat or start an audio/video call with your Telepathy IM contacts.
This package is not meant to be used standalone. It is recommended to install the kde-telepathy metapackage instead.
There are three methods to install plasma-runner-telepathy-contact 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 plasma-runner-telepathy-contact Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install plasma-runner-telepathy-contact using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install plasma-runner-telepathy-contact
Install plasma-runner-telepathy-contact Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install plasma-runner-telepathy-contact using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install plasma-runner-telepathy-contact
Install plasma-runner-telepathy-contact 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 plasma-runner-telepathy-contact using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install plasma-runner-telepathy-contact
How To Uninstall plasma-runner-telepathy-contact on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the plasma-runner-telepathy-contact package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove plasma-runner-telepathy-contact
Uninstall plasma-runner-telepathy-contact And Its Dependencies
To uninstall plasma-runner-telepathy-contact and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove plasma-runner-telepathy-contact
Remove plasma-runner-telepathy-contact Configurations and Data
To remove plasma-runner-telepathy-contact configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge plasma-runner-telepathy-contact
Remove plasma-runner-telepathy-contact configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove plasma-runner-telepathy-contact configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge plasma-runner-telepathy-contact
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install plasma-runner-telepathy-contact package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
