How To Install desklaunch on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install desklaunch on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is desklaunch
desklaunch is:
DeskLaunch is a small utility for creating desktop icons using pixmaps. A simple click will launch the desired application.
There are three methods to install desklaunch 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 desklaunch Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install desklaunch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install desklaunch
Install desklaunch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install desklaunch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install desklaunch
Install desklaunch 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 desklaunch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install desklaunch
How To Uninstall desklaunch on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the desklaunch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove desklaunch
Uninstall desklaunch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall desklaunch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove desklaunch
Remove desklaunch Configurations and Data
To remove desklaunch configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge desklaunch
Remove desklaunch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove desklaunch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge desklaunch
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install desklaunch package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.