How To Install classicmenu-indicator 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 classicmenu-indicator on Ubuntu.

What is `classicmenu-indicator`

classicmenu-indicator is:

ClassicMenu Indicator is a notification area applet (application indicator) for the top panel of Ubuntu’s Unity desktop environment and other environments that support the AppIndicator protocol.

It provides a simple way to get a GNOME Classic-style application menu for those who prefer this over the Unity dash menu.

There are three methods to install classicmenu-indicator 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 classicmenu-indicator Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install classicmenu-indicator using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install classicmenu-indicator

Install classicmenu-indicator Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install classicmenu-indicator using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install classicmenu-indicator

Install classicmenu-indicator 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 classicmenu-indicator using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install classicmenu-indicator

How To Uninstall classicmenu-indicator on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the classicmenu-indicator package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove classicmenu-indicator

Uninstall classicmenu-indicator And Its Dependencies

To uninstall classicmenu-indicator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove classicmenu-indicator

Remove classicmenu-indicator Configurations and Data

To remove classicmenu-indicator configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge classicmenu-indicator

Remove classicmenu-indicator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove classicmenu-indicator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge classicmenu-indicator

Dependencies

classicmenu-indicator have the following dependencies:

References

classicmenu-indicator website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install classicmenu-indicator package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.