How To Install gkbd-capplet on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkbd-capplet on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gkbd-capplet
gkbd-capplet is:
libgnomekbd offers an API to manage the keyboard in GNOME applications.
This package contains a helper for the GNOME control center to configure and display keyboard mappings.
There are three methods to install gkbd-capplet on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gkbd-capplet Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gkbd-capplet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gkbd-capplet
Install gkbd-capplet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gkbd-capplet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gkbd-capplet
Install gkbd-capplet 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 gkbd-capplet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gkbd-capplet
How To Uninstall gkbd-capplet on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gkbd-capplet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gkbd-capplet
Uninstall gkbd-capplet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gkbd-capplet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkbd-capplet
Remove gkbd-capplet Configurations and Data
To remove gkbd-capplet configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gkbd-capplet
Remove gkbd-capplet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gkbd-capplet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkbd-capplet
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkbd-capplet package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
