How To Install libdbusmenu-qt5-2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbusmenu-qt5-2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdbusmenu-qt5-2
libdbusmenu-qt5-2 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-qt5-2 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-qt5-2 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-qt5-2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdbusmenu-qt5-2
Install libdbusmenu-qt5-2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdbusmenu-qt5-2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdbusmenu-qt5-2
Install libdbusmenu-qt5-2 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-qt5-2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdbusmenu-qt5-2
How To Uninstall libdbusmenu-qt5-2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdbusmenu-qt5-2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdbusmenu-qt5-2
Uninstall libdbusmenu-qt5-2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdbusmenu-qt5-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbusmenu-qt5-2
Remove libdbusmenu-qt5-2 Configurations and Data
To remove libdbusmenu-qt5-2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdbusmenu-qt5-2
Remove libdbusmenu-qt5-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdbusmenu-qt5-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbusmenu-qt5-2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbusmenu-qt5-2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
