How To Install libdockapp3 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdockapp3 on Ubuntu 18.04. libdockapp3 is Window Maker Dock App support (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdockapp3 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdockapp3

libdockapp3 is:

Simple library that eases the creation of Window Maker dock apps. It provides functions that set up a dock app in such a way that they can be properly docked. It also provides some event handlers and makes it very simple to write dockapps.

This package contains the shared library. Install this for programs that use libdockapp.

There are three methods to install libdockapp3 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 libdockapp3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdockapp3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdockapp3

Install libdockapp3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdockapp3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdockapp3

Install libdockapp3 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 libdockapp3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdockapp3

How To Uninstall libdockapp3 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdockapp3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdockapp3

Uninstall libdockapp3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdockapp3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdockapp3

Remove libdockapp3 Configurations and Data

To remove libdockapp3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdockapp3

Remove libdockapp3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdockapp3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdockapp3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdockapp3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.