This paper aims to present, in a unified manner, algebraic techniques for linear equations which are valid on both the algebras of quaternions and split quaternions. This paper, introduces a concept of v-quaternion, studies the problem of v-quaternionic linear equations by means of a complex representation and a real representation of v-quaternion matrices, and gives two algebraic methods for solving v-quaternionic linear equations. This paper also gives a unification of algebraic techniques for quaternionic and split quaternionic linear equations in quaternionic and split quaternionic mechanics.