How To Install launchy-skins on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install launchy-skins on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is launchy-skins
launchy-skins is:
Launchy is the most efficient way to open files, folders, websites, and programs on your computer.
These are the non-default skins included with the main distribution: Note, Spotlight Wide, Simple, Black Glass, Black Glass Wide, Mercury, Mercury Wide and QuickSilver2.
You probably need a compositing window manager for these skins to work properly.
There are three methods to install launchy-skins 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-skins 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-skins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install launchy-skins
Install launchy-skins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install launchy-skins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install launchy-skins
Install launchy-skins 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-skins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install launchy-skins
How To Uninstall launchy-skins on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the launchy-skins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove launchy-skins
Uninstall launchy-skins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall launchy-skins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove launchy-skins
Remove launchy-skins Configurations and Data
To remove launchy-skins configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge launchy-skins
Remove launchy-skins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove launchy-skins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge launchy-skins
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install launchy-skins package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
