How To Install wmdocker 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 wmdocker on Ubuntu.
What is wmdocker
wmdocker is:
Docker is a docking application (WindowMaker dock app) which acts as a system tray for any desktop environment, allowing you to have a system tray without running the KDE/GNOME panel Docker was designed to work with Openbox 2, but it should work fine in any window manager.
There are three methods to install wmdocker 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 wmdocker Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wmdocker using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wmdocker
Install wmdocker Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wmdocker using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wmdocker
Install wmdocker 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 wmdocker using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wmdocker
How To Uninstall wmdocker on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the wmdocker package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wmdocker
Uninstall wmdocker And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wmdocker and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmdocker
Remove wmdocker Configurations and Data
To remove wmdocker configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wmdocker
Remove wmdocker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wmdocker configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmdocker
Dependencies
wmdocker have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmdocker package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.