How To Install lxhotkey-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxhotkey-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is lxhotkey-dev
lxhotkey-dev is:
LXHotkey is an universal application for the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) which allows view and change global keyboard shortcuts for Window Manager actions, including ones to start applications.
This package contains header file and dependencies required to create a plugin for LXHotkey.
There are three methods to install lxhotkey-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lxhotkey-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lxhotkey-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxhotkey-dev
Install lxhotkey-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lxhotkey-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxhotkey-dev
Install lxhotkey-dev 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 lxhotkey-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxhotkey-dev
How To Uninstall lxhotkey-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the lxhotkey-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxhotkey-dev
Uninstall lxhotkey-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxhotkey-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxhotkey-dev
Remove lxhotkey-dev Configurations and Data
To remove lxhotkey-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxhotkey-dev
Remove lxhotkey-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxhotkey-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxhotkey-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxhotkey-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
