How To Install extra-xdg-menus 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 extra-xdg-menus on Ubuntu.
What is extra-xdg-menus
extra-xdg-menus is:
This package installs various optional extra desktop menus for grouping applications on GNOME, KDE and other XDG menu-spec compliant desktop environments.
Currently, this package adds Electronics and HamRadio sections to the Applications menu.
The extra menus may be enabled or disabled on a system or per-user basis with the supplied scripts: exmenen and exmendis.
There are three methods to install extra-xdg-menus 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 extra-xdg-menus Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install extra-xdg-menus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install extra-xdg-menus
Install extra-xdg-menus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install extra-xdg-menus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install extra-xdg-menus
Install extra-xdg-menus 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 extra-xdg-menus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install extra-xdg-menus
How To Uninstall extra-xdg-menus on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the extra-xdg-menus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove extra-xdg-menus
Uninstall extra-xdg-menus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall extra-xdg-menus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove extra-xdg-menus
Remove extra-xdg-menus Configurations and Data
To remove extra-xdg-menus configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge extra-xdg-menus
Remove extra-xdg-menus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove extra-xdg-menus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge extra-xdg-menus
Dependencies
extra-xdg-menus have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install extra-xdg-menus package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.