How To Install libdbusmenu-glib4 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 libdbusmenu-glib4 on Ubuntu.
What is libdbusmenu-glib4
libdbusmenu-glib4 is:
libdbusmenu passes a menu structure across DBus so that a program can create a menu simply without worrying about how it is displayed on the other side of the bus.
This package contains shared libraries to be used by applications.
There are three methods to install libdbusmenu-glib4 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 libdbusmenu-glib4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdbusmenu-glib4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdbusmenu-glib4
Install libdbusmenu-glib4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdbusmenu-glib4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdbusmenu-glib4
Install libdbusmenu-glib4 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 libdbusmenu-glib4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdbusmenu-glib4
How To Uninstall libdbusmenu-glib4 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libdbusmenu-glib4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdbusmenu-glib4
Uninstall libdbusmenu-glib4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdbusmenu-glib4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbusmenu-glib4
Remove libdbusmenu-glib4 Configurations and Data
To remove libdbusmenu-glib4 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdbusmenu-glib4
Remove libdbusmenu-glib4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdbusmenu-glib4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbusmenu-glib4
Dependencies
libdbusmenu-glib4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbusmenu-glib4 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.