How To Install gkrellm-xkb on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-xkb on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gkrellm-xkb
gkrellm-xkb is:
This GKrellM plugin indicates active X keyboard layout with country flag, lists configured layouts, allows you to switch between them, and also indicates Caps lock and Num lock status.
There are three methods to install gkrellm-xkb 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 gkrellm-xkb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gkrellm-xkb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gkrellm-xkb
Install gkrellm-xkb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gkrellm-xkb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gkrellm-xkb
Install gkrellm-xkb 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 gkrellm-xkb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gkrellm-xkb
How To Uninstall gkrellm-xkb on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gkrellm-xkb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gkrellm-xkb
Uninstall gkrellm-xkb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gkrellm-xkb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellm-xkb
Remove gkrellm-xkb Configurations and Data
To remove gkrellm-xkb configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellm-xkb
Remove gkrellm-xkb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gkrellm-xkb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellm-xkb
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-xkb package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
