How To Install libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 is GtkMenuShell to GMenuModel parser (GTK+2.0)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libappmenu-gtk2-parser0

libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 is:

GTK+ module for exporting old-style menus as GMenuModels.

Many applications implement menus as GtkMenuShells and GtkMenuItems and aren’t looking to migrate to the newer GMenuModel API.

The AppMenu GTK+ module watches for these types of menus and exports the appropriate GMenuModel implementation.

This library converts GtkMenuShells into GMenuModels for GTK+2.0 applications.

There are three methods to install libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 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 libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libappmenu-gtk2-parser0

Install libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libappmenu-gtk2-parser0

Install libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 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 libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libappmenu-gtk2-parser0

How To Uninstall libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libappmenu-gtk2-parser0

Uninstall libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libappmenu-gtk2-parser0

Remove libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 Configurations and Data

To remove libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libappmenu-gtk2-parser0

Remove libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libappmenu-gtk2-parser0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libappmenu-gtk2-parser0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.