How To Install libunity-core-6.0-9 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libunity-core-6.0-9 on Ubuntu 20.04. libunity-core-6.0-9 is core library for the Unity interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libunity-core-6.0-9 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libunity-core-6.0-9

libunity-core-6.0-9 is:

Unity is a desktop experience that sings. Designed by Canonical and the Ayatana community, Unity is all about the combination of familiarity and the future. We bring together visual design, analysis of user experience testing, modern graphics technologies and a deep understanding of the free software landscape to produce what we hope will be the lightest, most elegant and most delightful way to use your PC.

This package contains shared libraries to be used by unity-3d.

There are three methods to install libunity-core-6.0-9 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 libunity-core-6.0-9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libunity-core-6.0-9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libunity-core-6.0-9

Install libunity-core-6.0-9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libunity-core-6.0-9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libunity-core-6.0-9

Install libunity-core-6.0-9 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 libunity-core-6.0-9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libunity-core-6.0-9

How To Uninstall libunity-core-6.0-9 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libunity-core-6.0-9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libunity-core-6.0-9

Uninstall libunity-core-6.0-9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libunity-core-6.0-9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunity-core-6.0-9

Remove libunity-core-6.0-9 Configurations and Data

To remove libunity-core-6.0-9 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libunity-core-6.0-9

Remove libunity-core-6.0-9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libunity-core-6.0-9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libunity-core-6.0-9

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libunity-core-6.0-9 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.