How To Install gajim-urlimagepreview on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gajim-urlimagepreview on Ubuntu.
What is gajim-urlimagepreview
gajim-urlimagepreview is:
This Gajim plugin let the user display images inside the chat window. If they right click on the picture they have several options:
- save the picture to a location of their choice
- open the picture with their file manager
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There are three methods to install gajim-urlimagepreview on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gajim-urlimagepreview Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gajim-urlimagepreview using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gajim-urlimagepreview
Install gajim-urlimagepreview Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gajim-urlimagepreview using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gajim-urlimagepreview
Install gajim-urlimagepreview 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 gajim-urlimagepreview using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gajim-urlimagepreview
How To Uninstall gajim-urlimagepreview on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the gajim-urlimagepreview package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gajim-urlimagepreview
Uninstall gajim-urlimagepreview And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gajim-urlimagepreview and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gajim-urlimagepreview
Remove gajim-urlimagepreview Configurations and Data
To remove gajim-urlimagepreview configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gajim-urlimagepreview
Remove gajim-urlimagepreview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gajim-urlimagepreview configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gajim-urlimagepreview
Dependencies
gajim-urlimagepreview have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gajim-urlimagepreview package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.