How To Install libayatana-indicator3-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libayatana-indicator3-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libayatana-indicator3-tools
libayatana-indicator3-tools is:
The Ayatana Indicators library contains information to build indicators to go into modern desktops’ indicator applets.
This package contains tools useful for developers of applications using indicators.
There are three methods to install libayatana-indicator3-tools 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-tools 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-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libayatana-indicator3-tools
Install libayatana-indicator3-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libayatana-indicator3-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libayatana-indicator3-tools
Install libayatana-indicator3-tools 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-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libayatana-indicator3-tools
How To Uninstall libayatana-indicator3-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libayatana-indicator3-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libayatana-indicator3-tools
Uninstall libayatana-indicator3-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libayatana-indicator3-tools 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-tools
Remove libayatana-indicator3-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libayatana-indicator3-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libayatana-indicator3-tools
Remove libayatana-indicator3-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libayatana-indicator3-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libayatana-indicator3-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libayatana-indicator3-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
