How To Install libcinnamon-desktop4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcinnamon-desktop4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcinnamon-desktop4
libcinnamon-desktop4 is:
This library is used by Cinnamon to load the .desktop files.
There are three methods to install libcinnamon-desktop4 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 libcinnamon-desktop4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcinnamon-desktop4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcinnamon-desktop4
Install libcinnamon-desktop4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcinnamon-desktop4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcinnamon-desktop4
Install libcinnamon-desktop4 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 libcinnamon-desktop4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcinnamon-desktop4
How To Uninstall libcinnamon-desktop4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcinnamon-desktop4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcinnamon-desktop4
Uninstall libcinnamon-desktop4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcinnamon-desktop4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcinnamon-desktop4
Remove libcinnamon-desktop4 Configurations and Data
To remove libcinnamon-desktop4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcinnamon-desktop4
Remove libcinnamon-desktop4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcinnamon-desktop4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcinnamon-desktop4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcinnamon-desktop4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
