How To Install unity-scope-launchpad on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install unity-scope-launchpad on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is unity-scope-launchpad
unity-scope-launchpad is:
This package contains the “launchpad” scope which allows Unity to search for launchpad content.
There are three methods to install unity-scope-launchpad 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 unity-scope-launchpad Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install unity-scope-launchpad using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install unity-scope-launchpad
Install unity-scope-launchpad Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install unity-scope-launchpad using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install unity-scope-launchpad
Install unity-scope-launchpad 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 unity-scope-launchpad using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install unity-scope-launchpad
How To Uninstall unity-scope-launchpad on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the unity-scope-launchpad package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove unity-scope-launchpad
Uninstall unity-scope-launchpad And Its Dependencies
To uninstall unity-scope-launchpad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove unity-scope-launchpad
Remove unity-scope-launchpad Configurations and Data
To remove unity-scope-launchpad configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge unity-scope-launchpad
Remove unity-scope-launchpad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove unity-scope-launchpad configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge unity-scope-launchpad
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install unity-scope-launchpad package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
