How To Install edubuntu-menueditor on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install edubuntu-menueditor on Ubuntu 18.04. edubuntu-menueditor is Simple ui to manage different menu profiles on a system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install edubuntu-menueditor on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is edubuntu-menueditor

edubuntu-menueditor is:

This program can be used to apply different profile to user on a system. First, create a menu archive using menueditor, then apply it with profilemanager. Those applications can be used to apply menu profiles to groups so the administrator can manages them for the system instead of managing files in user home directory.

There are three methods to install edubuntu-menueditor 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 edubuntu-menueditor Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install edubuntu-menueditor using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install edubuntu-menueditor

Install edubuntu-menueditor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install edubuntu-menueditor using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install edubuntu-menueditor

Install edubuntu-menueditor 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 edubuntu-menueditor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install edubuntu-menueditor

How To Uninstall edubuntu-menueditor on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the edubuntu-menueditor package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove edubuntu-menueditor

Uninstall edubuntu-menueditor And Its Dependencies

To uninstall edubuntu-menueditor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove edubuntu-menueditor

Remove edubuntu-menueditor Configurations and Data

To remove edubuntu-menueditor configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge edubuntu-menueditor

Remove edubuntu-menueditor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove edubuntu-menueditor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge edubuntu-menueditor

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install edubuntu-menueditor package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.