How To Install vala-sntray-plugin on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vala-sntray-plugin on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is vala-sntray-plugin
vala-sntray-plugin is:
Plugin for xfce4-panel to show StatusNotifierItems (also known as AppIndicators). Based on ValaPanel`s StatusNotifier and xfce4-snw-plugin by equiem.
Vala Panel Applet version of the plugin.
There are three methods to install vala-sntray-plugin 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 vala-sntray-plugin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vala-sntray-plugin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vala-sntray-plugin
Install vala-sntray-plugin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vala-sntray-plugin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vala-sntray-plugin
Install vala-sntray-plugin 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 vala-sntray-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vala-sntray-plugin
How To Uninstall vala-sntray-plugin on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the vala-sntray-plugin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vala-sntray-plugin
Uninstall vala-sntray-plugin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vala-sntray-plugin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vala-sntray-plugin
Remove vala-sntray-plugin Configurations and Data
To remove vala-sntray-plugin configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vala-sntray-plugin
Remove vala-sntray-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vala-sntray-plugin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vala-sntray-plugin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vala-sntray-plugin package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
