How To Install libayatana-indicator3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libayatana-indicator3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libayatana-indicator3-dev
libayatana-indicator3-dev is:
The Ayatana Indicators library contains information to build indicators to go into modern desktops’ indicator applets.
This package contains files that are needed to build GTK-3+ applications with Ayatana Indicator support.
There are three methods to install libayatana-indicator3-dev 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-indicator3-dev 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-indicator3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libayatana-indicator3-dev
Install libayatana-indicator3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libayatana-indicator3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libayatana-indicator3-dev
Install libayatana-indicator3-dev 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-indicator3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libayatana-indicator3-dev
How To Uninstall libayatana-indicator3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libayatana-indicator3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libayatana-indicator3-dev
Uninstall libayatana-indicator3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libayatana-indicator3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libayatana-indicator3-dev
Remove libayatana-indicator3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libayatana-indicator3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libayatana-indicator3-dev
Remove libayatana-indicator3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libayatana-indicator3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libayatana-indicator3-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libayatana-indicator3-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
