How To Install libappindicator-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libappindicator-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libappindicator-doc is Application Indicators

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libappindicator-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libappindicator-doc

libappindicator-doc is:

A library and indicator to take menus from applications and place them in the panel.

This package contains developer documentation.

There are three methods to install libappindicator-doc 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 libappindicator-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libappindicator-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libappindicator-doc

Install libappindicator-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libappindicator-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libappindicator-doc

Install libappindicator-doc 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 libappindicator-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libappindicator-doc

How To Uninstall libappindicator-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libappindicator-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libappindicator-doc

Uninstall libappindicator-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libappindicator-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libappindicator-doc

Remove libappindicator-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libappindicator-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libappindicator-doc

Remove libappindicator-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libappindicator-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libappindicator-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libappindicator-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.