How To Install appmenu-gtk-module-common on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install appmenu-gtk-module-common on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is appmenu-gtk-module-common
appmenu-gtk-module-common is:
GTK+ module for exporting old-style menus as GMenuModels.
Many applications implement menus as GtkMenuShells and GtkMenuItems and aren’t looking to migrate to the newer GMenuModel API.
The AppMenu GTK+ module watches for these types of menus and exports the appropriate GMenuModel implementation.
This package contains common data files of the actuall appmenu module. Task: kubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install appmenu-gtk-module-common 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 appmenu-gtk-module-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install appmenu-gtk-module-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install appmenu-gtk-module-common
Install appmenu-gtk-module-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install appmenu-gtk-module-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install appmenu-gtk-module-common
Install appmenu-gtk-module-common 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 appmenu-gtk-module-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install appmenu-gtk-module-common
How To Uninstall appmenu-gtk-module-common on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the appmenu-gtk-module-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove appmenu-gtk-module-common
Uninstall appmenu-gtk-module-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall appmenu-gtk-module-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove appmenu-gtk-module-common
Remove appmenu-gtk-module-common Configurations and Data
To remove appmenu-gtk-module-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge appmenu-gtk-module-common
Remove appmenu-gtk-module-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove appmenu-gtk-module-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge appmenu-gtk-module-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install appmenu-gtk-module-common package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.