How To Install ekg2-api-docs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ekg2-api-docs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ekg2-api-docs
ekg2-api-docs is:
EKG2 is an open source instant messenger program for UNIX systems. The program has a plugin-based structure, and supports multiple protocols, currently Jabber, ICQ, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, RivChat, PolChat, NNTP and RSS.
This package contains the API documentation, useful for developers who want to create or improve plugins.
There are three methods to install ekg2-api-docs 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 ekg2-api-docs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ekg2-api-docs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ekg2-api-docs
Install ekg2-api-docs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ekg2-api-docs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ekg2-api-docs
Install ekg2-api-docs 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 ekg2-api-docs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ekg2-api-docs
How To Uninstall ekg2-api-docs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ekg2-api-docs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ekg2-api-docs
Uninstall ekg2-api-docs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ekg2-api-docs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ekg2-api-docs
Remove ekg2-api-docs Configurations and Data
To remove ekg2-api-docs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ekg2-api-docs
Remove ekg2-api-docs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ekg2-api-docs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ekg2-api-docs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ekg2-api-docs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
