How To Install libdockapp-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdockapp-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libdockapp-dbg is Window Maker Dock App support (debugging symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdockapp-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdockapp-dbg

libdockapp-dbg is:

Simple library that eases the creation of Window Maker dock apps. It provides functions that set up a dock app in such a way that they can be properly docked. It also provides some event handlers and makes it very simple to write dockapps.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install libdockapp-dbg 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 libdockapp-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdockapp-dbg

Install libdockapp-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdockapp-dbg

Install libdockapp-dbg 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 libdockapp-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdockapp-dbg

How To Uninstall libdockapp-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdockapp-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdockapp-dbg

Uninstall libdockapp-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdockapp-dbg

Remove libdockapp-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdockapp-dbg

Remove libdockapp-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdockapp-dbg

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Summary

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