How To Install ekg2-gnupg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ekg2-gnupg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ekg2-gnupg
ekg2-gnupg 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 plugin which uses GnuPG to provide encrypted communication.
There are three methods to install ekg2-gnupg 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-gnupg 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-gnupg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ekg2-gnupg
Install ekg2-gnupg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ekg2-gnupg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ekg2-gnupg
Install ekg2-gnupg 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-gnupg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ekg2-gnupg
How To Uninstall ekg2-gnupg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ekg2-gnupg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ekg2-gnupg
Uninstall ekg2-gnupg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ekg2-gnupg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ekg2-gnupg
Remove ekg2-gnupg Configurations and Data
To remove ekg2-gnupg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ekg2-gnupg
Remove ekg2-gnupg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ekg2-gnupg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ekg2-gnupg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ekg2-gnupg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
