How To Install wmdrawer 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 wmdrawer on Ubuntu.
What is wmdrawer
wmdrawer is:
Features include:
- The drawer is retractable and animated.
- Several columns of buttons can be defined in the drawer.
- The configuration file is automatically reloaded if it changes.
- Multiple instances of the program can run at the same time.
- The buttons can be highlighted under the mouse cursor.
- A tooltip can be defined for each button.
- The drawer can be transparent.
- Ability to launch several apps at once from the drawer. By holding down the key Shift or by using mouse buttons middle or right instead of left, you can keep the drawer opened.
There are three methods to install wmdrawer 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 wmdrawer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wmdrawer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wmdrawer
Install wmdrawer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wmdrawer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wmdrawer
Install wmdrawer 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 wmdrawer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wmdrawer
How To Uninstall wmdrawer on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the wmdrawer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wmdrawer
Uninstall wmdrawer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wmdrawer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmdrawer
Remove wmdrawer Configurations and Data
To remove wmdrawer configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wmdrawer
Remove wmdrawer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wmdrawer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmdrawer
Dependencies
wmdrawer have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmdrawer package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.