How To Install libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 on Ubuntu 18.04. libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 is library for passing menus over DBus - Test lib

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdbusmenu-jsonloader4

libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 is:

libdbusmenu passes a menu structure across DBus so that a program can create a menu simply without worrying about how it is displayed on the other side of the bus.

This package contains shared libraries to be used by test suites in applications or libraries using dbusmenu.

There are three methods to install libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 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 libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdbusmenu-jsonloader4

Install libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdbusmenu-jsonloader4

Install libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 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 libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdbusmenu-jsonloader4

How To Uninstall libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdbusmenu-jsonloader4

Uninstall libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbusmenu-jsonloader4

Remove libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 Configurations and Data

To remove libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdbusmenu-jsonloader4

Remove libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbusmenu-jsonloader4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbusmenu-jsonloader4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.