How To Install j4-dmenu-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install j4-dmenu-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is j4-dmenu-desktop
j4-dmenu-desktop is:
j4-dmenu-desktop is a replacement for i3-dmenu-desktop. It’s purpose is to find .desktop files and offer you a menu to start an application using dmenu.
It is much faster than the default i3-dmenu-desktop method to obtain a list of programs parsed from .desktop files.
There are three methods to install j4-dmenu-desktop 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 j4-dmenu-desktop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install j4-dmenu-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install j4-dmenu-desktop
Install j4-dmenu-desktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install j4-dmenu-desktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install j4-dmenu-desktop
Install j4-dmenu-desktop 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 j4-dmenu-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install j4-dmenu-desktop
How To Uninstall j4-dmenu-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the j4-dmenu-desktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove j4-dmenu-desktop
Uninstall j4-dmenu-desktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall j4-dmenu-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove j4-dmenu-desktop
Remove j4-dmenu-desktop Configurations and Data
To remove j4-dmenu-desktop configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge j4-dmenu-desktop
Remove j4-dmenu-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove j4-dmenu-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge j4-dmenu-desktop
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install j4-dmenu-desktop package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
