How To Install libgpaste11 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpaste11 on Ubuntu 20.04. libgpaste11 is Clipboard management system for GNOME - library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpaste11 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libgpaste11

libgpaste11 is:

GPaste manages clipboard history and allows easy access to it using keyboard shortcuts, gnome-shell extension, command-line tools, gir bindings.

This package contains the shared library used by gpaste.

There are three methods to install libgpaste11 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgpaste11 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgpaste11 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgpaste11

Install libgpaste11 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgpaste11 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgpaste11

Install libgpaste11 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 libgpaste11 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgpaste11

How To Uninstall libgpaste11 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libgpaste11 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgpaste11

Uninstall libgpaste11 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgpaste11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpaste11

Remove libgpaste11 Configurations and Data

To remove libgpaste11 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgpaste11

Remove libgpaste11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgpaste11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgpaste11

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpaste11 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.