How To Install docky on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install docky
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is docky
docky is:
A full fledged dock application that makes opening common applications and managing windows easier and quicker. Docky is fully integrated into the GNOME Desktop and features a no nonsense approach to configuration and usage. It just works.
Docky provides an application launcher, running application management, and various “docklets” including a CPU monitor, weather report and clock. It is similar to other docks such as AWN and cairo-dock.
Applications can integrate with Docky to add extra items to their context menus or modify their icons to display more information. This package includes integration helpers for a number of applications, including Banshee, Rhythmbox, Deluge, Tomboy and Zeitgeist.
Docky is derived from the GNOME Do “docky” interface.
There are three methods to install docky
on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install docky Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install docky
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install docky
Install docky Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install docky
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install docky
Install docky 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 docky
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install docky
How To Uninstall docky on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the docky
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove docky
Uninstall docky And Its Dependencies
To uninstall docky
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove docky
Remove docky Configurations and Data
To remove docky
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge docky
Remove docky configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove docky
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge docky
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install docky
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.