How To Install budgie-dropby-applet on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install budgie-dropby-applet on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is budgie-dropby-applet
budgie-dropby-applet is:
This is part of a suite of python3 and Vala based applets for the Budgie Desktop that provide additional user orientated capabilities. The applets can be used individually or as a set.
The DropBy applet pops up in the panel when connecting a usb device. The applet subsequently offers the option(s) to mount, unmount/eject and in case of a flash drive, to make a local copy of the drive’s content. The info shows the free space on the volume.
The applet is context- sensitive, meaning: it only shows its icon in the panel if, and as long as, any usb drive is connected. Task: ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Package: budgie-dropby-applet Architecture: all Version: 1.0.1-2 Priority: optional Section: universe/misc Source: budgie-extras Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: David Mohammed [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 75 Depends: gir1.2-budgie-1.0, gir1.2-glib-2.0, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, gir1.2-peas-1.0, python3, python3-gi, python3-psutil, python3-pyudev, zenity, wmctrl, python3:any Filename: pool/universe/b/budgie-extras/budgie-dropby-applet_1.0.1-2_all.deb Size: 17488 MD5sum: e6e1ed99b2231bbb26cfc61485c189ff SHA1: 01ba6de2e02ee6bbcf0236038eb8a39177cf2730 SHA256: 3163bb8f0efbfb744f79f7d0e80d7764497709a419c4dfd18c78072ffad9c14f Homepage: https://ubuntubudgie.org Description-en: Applet to popup when a USB device is connected This is part of a suite of python3 and Vala based applets for the Budgie Desktop that provide additional user orientated capabilities. The applets can be used individually or as a set.
The DropBy applet pops up in the panel when connecting a usb device. The applet subsequently offers the option(s) to mount, unmount/eject and in case of a flash drive, to make a local copy of the drive’s content. The info shows the free space on the volume.
The applet is context- sensitive, meaning: it only shows its icon in the panel if, and as long as, any usb drive is connected. Task: ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install budgie-dropby-applet 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 budgie-dropby-applet Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install budgie-dropby-applet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install budgie-dropby-applet
Install budgie-dropby-applet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install budgie-dropby-applet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install budgie-dropby-applet
Install budgie-dropby-applet 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 budgie-dropby-applet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install budgie-dropby-applet
How To Uninstall budgie-dropby-applet on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the budgie-dropby-applet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove budgie-dropby-applet
Uninstall budgie-dropby-applet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall budgie-dropby-applet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove budgie-dropby-applet
Remove budgie-dropby-applet Configurations and Data
To remove budgie-dropby-applet configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge budgie-dropby-applet
Remove budgie-dropby-applet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove budgie-dropby-applet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge budgie-dropby-applet
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install budgie-dropby-applet package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
