How To Install ekiga-plugin-evolution on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ekiga-plugin-evolution on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ekiga-plugin-evolution
ekiga-plugin-evolution is:
H.323 and SIP compatible videoconferencing and VoIP/IP-Telephony application that allows you to make audio and video calls to remote users with H.323 hardware or software as well as SIP endpoints.
This package contains the Evolution plugin for Ekiga.
There are three methods to install ekiga-plugin-evolution 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 ekiga-plugin-evolution Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ekiga-plugin-evolution using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ekiga-plugin-evolution
Install ekiga-plugin-evolution Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ekiga-plugin-evolution using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ekiga-plugin-evolution
Install ekiga-plugin-evolution 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 ekiga-plugin-evolution using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ekiga-plugin-evolution
How To Uninstall ekiga-plugin-evolution on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ekiga-plugin-evolution package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ekiga-plugin-evolution
Uninstall ekiga-plugin-evolution And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ekiga-plugin-evolution and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ekiga-plugin-evolution
Remove ekiga-plugin-evolution Configurations and Data
To remove ekiga-plugin-evolution configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ekiga-plugin-evolution
Remove ekiga-plugin-evolution configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ekiga-plugin-evolution configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ekiga-plugin-evolution
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ekiga-plugin-evolution package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
