How To Install wmstickynotes 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 wmstickynotes on Ubuntu.
What is wmstickynotes
wmstickynotes is:
This program is a Window Maker style dockapp which allows you to create note windows. By default, the notes, along with their position, size, and color, are stored in files and will be restored when wmstickynotes is run again.
There are three methods to install wmstickynotes 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 wmstickynotes Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wmstickynotes using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wmstickynotes
Install wmstickynotes Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wmstickynotes using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wmstickynotes
Install wmstickynotes 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 wmstickynotes using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wmstickynotes
How To Uninstall wmstickynotes on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the wmstickynotes package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wmstickynotes
Uninstall wmstickynotes And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wmstickynotes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmstickynotes
Remove wmstickynotes Configurations and Data
To remove wmstickynotes configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wmstickynotes
Remove wmstickynotes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wmstickynotes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmstickynotes
Dependencies
wmstickynotes have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmstickynotes package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.