How To Install libfm-qt3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-qt3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfm-qt3
libfm-qt3 is:
Libfm-Qt is a companion library providing components to build desktop file managers.
This package contains helper library libfm-qt for pcmanfm-qt.
There are three methods to install libfm-qt3 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 libfm-qt3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfm-qt3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfm-qt3
Install libfm-qt3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfm-qt3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfm-qt3
Install libfm-qt3 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 libfm-qt3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfm-qt3
How To Uninstall libfm-qt3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfm-qt3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfm-qt3
Uninstall libfm-qt3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfm-qt3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfm-qt3
Remove libfm-qt3 Configurations and Data
To remove libfm-qt3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfm-qt3
Remove libfm-qt3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfm-qt3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfm-qt3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-qt3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.