How To Install libayatana-appindicator1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libayatana-appindicator1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libayatana-appindicator1
libayatana-appindicator1 is:
A library and indicator to take menus from applications and place them in the panel.
This package contains shared libraries to be used by applications compiled against GTK-2+.
There are three methods to install libayatana-appindicator1 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 libayatana-appindicator1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libayatana-appindicator1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libayatana-appindicator1
Install libayatana-appindicator1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libayatana-appindicator1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libayatana-appindicator1
Install libayatana-appindicator1 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 libayatana-appindicator1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libayatana-appindicator1
How To Uninstall libayatana-appindicator1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libayatana-appindicator1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libayatana-appindicator1
Uninstall libayatana-appindicator1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libayatana-appindicator1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libayatana-appindicator1
Remove libayatana-appindicator1 Configurations and Data
To remove libayatana-appindicator1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libayatana-appindicator1
Remove libayatana-appindicator1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libayatana-appindicator1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libayatana-appindicator1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libayatana-appindicator1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
