How To Install classicmenu-indicator on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install classicmenu-indicator on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is classicmenu-indicator
classicmenu-indicator is:
ClassicMenu Indicator is a notification area applet (application indicator) for the top panel of Ubuntu’s Unity desktop environment and other environments that support the AppIndicator protocol.
It provides a simple way to get a GNOME Classic-style application menu for those who prefer this over the Unity dash menu.
There are three methods to install classicmenu-indicator 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 classicmenu-indicator Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install classicmenu-indicator using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install classicmenu-indicator
Install classicmenu-indicator Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install classicmenu-indicator using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install classicmenu-indicator
Install classicmenu-indicator 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 classicmenu-indicator using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install classicmenu-indicator
How To Uninstall classicmenu-indicator on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the classicmenu-indicator package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove classicmenu-indicator
Uninstall classicmenu-indicator And Its Dependencies
To uninstall classicmenu-indicator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove classicmenu-indicator
Remove classicmenu-indicator Configurations and Data
To remove classicmenu-indicator configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge classicmenu-indicator
Remove classicmenu-indicator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove classicmenu-indicator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge classicmenu-indicator
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install classicmenu-indicator package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.