How To Install ayatana-indicator-keyboard on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ayatana-indicator-keyboard on Ubuntu 22.04. ayatana-indicator-keyboard is Ayatana Indicator for managing keyboard layout and desktop language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ayatana-indicator-keyboard on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ayatana-indicator-keyboard

ayatana-indicator-keyboard is:

This Ayatana Indicator for keyboard layout configuration shows as an icon in the top panel of indicator aware destkop environments. It should appear on the very left (or the very right for RTL desktop layouts) and present itself to the user with a language letter symbol.

With the keyboard indicator, you can switch between keyboard layouts or languages, and it helps you identifying which layouts are currently in use.

There are three methods to install ayatana-indicator-keyboard 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 ayatana-indicator-keyboard Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ayatana-indicator-keyboard using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ayatana-indicator-keyboard

Install ayatana-indicator-keyboard Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ayatana-indicator-keyboard using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ayatana-indicator-keyboard

Install ayatana-indicator-keyboard 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 ayatana-indicator-keyboard using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ayatana-indicator-keyboard

How To Uninstall ayatana-indicator-keyboard on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the ayatana-indicator-keyboard package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ayatana-indicator-keyboard

Uninstall ayatana-indicator-keyboard And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ayatana-indicator-keyboard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ayatana-indicator-keyboard

Remove ayatana-indicator-keyboard Configurations and Data

To remove ayatana-indicator-keyboard configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ayatana-indicator-keyboard

Remove ayatana-indicator-keyboard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ayatana-indicator-keyboard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ayatana-indicator-keyboard

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ayatana-indicator-keyboard package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.