How To Install libpanel-applet3 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpanel-applet3 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libpanel-applet3
libpanel-applet3 is:
GNOME Flashback continues the traditional desktop interface which was used in GNOME 2.x, but using modern GNOME technologies.
This package contains the shared library, that is used by GNOME Panel applets.
Package: libpanel-applet3 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:3.36.1-1ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: universe/libs Source: gnome-panel Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 104 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.45.3), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.22.0), libx11-6 Filename: pool/universe/g/gnome-panel/libpanel-applet3_3.36.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 18796 MD5sum: 3ab264bece81cbab42000eb6db5d31f6 SHA1: 03d9adc1ce3c6da9da3632015756245cd430789f SHA256: a449f316357bb0aefd184db6501a64d43e1055fef1f291c2381791e5f4cac6c1 Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomePanel Description-en: old library for GNOME Panel applets GNOME Flashback continues the traditional desktop interface which was used in GNOME 2.x, but using modern GNOME technologies.
This package contains the shared library, that is used by GNOME Panel applets.
There are three methods to install libpanel-applet3 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 libpanel-applet3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpanel-applet3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpanel-applet3
Install libpanel-applet3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpanel-applet3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpanel-applet3
Install libpanel-applet3 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 libpanel-applet3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpanel-applet3
How To Uninstall libpanel-applet3 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libpanel-applet3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpanel-applet3
Uninstall libpanel-applet3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpanel-applet3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpanel-applet3
Remove libpanel-applet3 Configurations and Data
To remove libpanel-applet3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpanel-applet3
Remove libpanel-applet3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpanel-applet3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpanel-applet3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpanel-applet3 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
