How to Install and Uninstall pidgin-skype-common Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "pidgin-skype-common" package

This guide let you learn how to install pidgin-skype-common on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "pidgin-skype-common" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall pidgin-skype-common on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pidgin-skype-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: pidgin-skype-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 20140930+svn665+dfsg-1
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/net
Source: pidgin-skype
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Gabriele Giacone <[email protected]>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 254
Provides: skype4pidgin
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libx11-6, libpurple0 (>= 2.1.1)
Breaks: pidgin-skype (<< 20121121+svn646+dfsg-1), skype4pidgin
Replaces: pidgin-skype (<< 20121121+svn646+dfsg-1), skype4pidgin
Filename: pool/multiverse/p/pidgin-skype/pidgin-skype-common_20140930+svn665+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 58128
MD5sum: 92959158135160bde627cf0aaed60b49
SHA1: edacc8a26fe65f8736ddc3772792cb873356f9a2
SHA256: ee4220553169210b4a5b670cf9e69b218640f6578688155a9545f34610338242
Homepage: http://eion.robbmob.com/
Description: Skype plugin for libpurple messengers (common files)
Description-md5: 79f76414778dafe065f624e3cd8dab7f