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Quick installation of yowsup-cli:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: yowsup-cli
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install yowsup-cli
Package Details | |
| Package: | yowsup-cli |
| Version: | 2.3.185-1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | https://github.com/tgalal/yowsup |
| Description: | command line tool that acts as WhatsApp client WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows you to exchange messages, via Internet, without having to pay for SMS, using a mobile phone. . In addition to basic messaging, WhatsApp users can create groups, send each other unlimited images, video and audio media messages. . yowsup-cli is a command line program, based in python-yowsup library, that allows you to login and use the WhatsApp service, providing all capabilities of an official WhatsApp client, as encryption of messages. This program can be used for multiple purposes as e.g. to receive messages from network servers or appliances, notifying about issues, via direct command or by special agents (Zabbix, Nagios, iwatch, portsentry, etc.). . This package is a good example of the python-yowsup library implementation. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 15.10 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/net |
How to install yowsup-cli on Ubuntu 15.10?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 15.10 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If yowsup-cli is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L yowsup-cli' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L yowsup-cli dpkg-query: package 'yowsup-cli' is not installed Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing yowsup-cli:
After system update use the following command to install yowsup-cli:
sudo apt-get install yowsup-cli
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 15.10 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove yowsup-cli from Ubuntu 15.10?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the yowsup-cli from Ubuntu 15.10. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the yowsup-cli following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove yowsup-cli
Following command is used to remove the yowsup-cli package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove yowsup-cli
This will remove yowsup-cli and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing yowsup-cli with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge yowsup-cli
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove yowsup-cli
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with yowsup-cli package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
