How To Install kopete 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 kopete on Ubuntu.
What is kopete
kopete is:
Kopete is an instant messaging and chat application with support for a wide variety of services, such as AIM, Yahoo, ICQ, MSN, and Jabber. Advanced features and additional protocols are available as plugins.
This package is part of the KDE networking module.
There are three methods to install kopete 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 kopete Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kopete using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kopete
Install kopete Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kopete using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kopete
Install kopete 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 kopete using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kopete
How To Uninstall kopete on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the kopete package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kopete
Uninstall kopete And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kopete and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kopete
Remove kopete Configurations and Data
To remove kopete configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kopete
Remove kopete configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kopete configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kopete
Dependencies
kopete have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kopete package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.