How To Install xul-ext-tbdialout on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-tbdialout on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xul-ext-tbdialout
xul-ext-tbdialout is:
Allows a user to click to dial in the address book.
This package does not provide or prefer any particular phone technology. It simply invokes the handler configured for tel or sip URIs. The handler could be a softphone in the local desktop or some process or script that sends the chosen number to a PBX for controlling a desk phone.
There are three methods to install xul-ext-tbdialout 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 xul-ext-tbdialout Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xul-ext-tbdialout using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xul-ext-tbdialout
Install xul-ext-tbdialout Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xul-ext-tbdialout using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xul-ext-tbdialout
Install xul-ext-tbdialout 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 xul-ext-tbdialout using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xul-ext-tbdialout
How To Uninstall xul-ext-tbdialout on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xul-ext-tbdialout package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xul-ext-tbdialout
Uninstall xul-ext-tbdialout And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xul-ext-tbdialout and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xul-ext-tbdialout
Remove xul-ext-tbdialout Configurations and Data
To remove xul-ext-tbdialout configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xul-ext-tbdialout
Remove xul-ext-tbdialout configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xul-ext-tbdialout configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xul-ext-tbdialout
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-tbdialout package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.