How To Install libubuntu-app-launch4 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libubuntu-app-launch4 on Ubuntu 20.04. libubuntu-app-launch4 is library for sending requests to the ubuntu app launch

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libubuntu-app-launch4 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libubuntu-app-launch4

libubuntu-app-launch4 is:

Upstart Job file and associated utilities that is used to launch applications in a standard and confined way.

This package contains shared libraries to be used by applications.

There are three methods to install libubuntu-app-launch4 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 libubuntu-app-launch4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libubuntu-app-launch4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libubuntu-app-launch4

Install libubuntu-app-launch4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libubuntu-app-launch4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libubuntu-app-launch4

Install libubuntu-app-launch4 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 libubuntu-app-launch4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libubuntu-app-launch4

How To Uninstall libubuntu-app-launch4 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libubuntu-app-launch4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libubuntu-app-launch4

Uninstall libubuntu-app-launch4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libubuntu-app-launch4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libubuntu-app-launch4

Remove libubuntu-app-launch4 Configurations and Data

To remove libubuntu-app-launch4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libubuntu-app-launch4

Remove libubuntu-app-launch4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libubuntu-app-launch4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libubuntu-app-launch4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libubuntu-app-launch4 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.