How To Install parcellite 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 parcellite on Ubuntu.
What is parcellite
parcellite is:
Parcellite is a stripped down, basic-features-only clipboard manager with a small memory footprint for those who like simplicity.
Features:
- Keeps a clipboard history.
- Various view options to display items the way you like it.
- Daemon mode; guard your clipboard contents when you close applications.
- Perform custom commands using clipboard contents.
There are three methods to install parcellite 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 parcellite Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install parcellite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install parcellite
Install parcellite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install parcellite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install parcellite
Install parcellite 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 parcellite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install parcellite
How To Uninstall parcellite on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the parcellite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove parcellite
Uninstall parcellite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall parcellite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove parcellite
Remove parcellite Configurations and Data
To remove parcellite configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge parcellite
Remove parcellite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove parcellite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge parcellite
Dependencies
parcellite have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install parcellite package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.