How To Install launchy-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install launchy-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is launchy-plugins
launchy-plugins is:
Launchy is the most efficient way to open files, folders, websites, and programs on your computer.
These are the official plugins included with the main distribution: Runner, Calcy, Controly, GCalc, Verby and Weby.
There are three methods to install launchy-plugins 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 launchy-plugins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install launchy-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install launchy-plugins
Install launchy-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install launchy-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install launchy-plugins
Install launchy-plugins 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 launchy-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install launchy-plugins
How To Uninstall launchy-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the launchy-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove launchy-plugins
Uninstall launchy-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall launchy-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove launchy-plugins
Remove launchy-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove launchy-plugins configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge launchy-plugins
Remove launchy-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove launchy-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge launchy-plugins
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install launchy-plugins package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
