How To Install libdbusmenu-qt2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbusmenu-qt2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdbusmenu-qt2
libdbusmenu-qt2 is:
This library provides a Qt implementation of the DBusMenu protocol.
The DBusMenu protocol makes it possible for applications to export and import their menus over D-Bus.
This package provides the libdbusmenu-qt2 shared library.
There are three methods to install libdbusmenu-qt2 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-qt2 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-qt2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdbusmenu-qt2
Install libdbusmenu-qt2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdbusmenu-qt2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdbusmenu-qt2
Install libdbusmenu-qt2 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-qt2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdbusmenu-qt2
How To Uninstall libdbusmenu-qt2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdbusmenu-qt2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdbusmenu-qt2
Uninstall libdbusmenu-qt2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdbusmenu-qt2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbusmenu-qt2
Remove libdbusmenu-qt2 Configurations and Data
To remove libdbusmenu-qt2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdbusmenu-qt2
Remove libdbusmenu-qt2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdbusmenu-qt2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbusmenu-qt2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbusmenu-qt2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
