How To Install libexo-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexo-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libexo-common
libexo-common is:
libexo is a library for Xfce that contains a bunch of additional widgets and a framework for editable toolbars (an improved version of the framework present in GNOME), light-weight session management support, functions to automatically synchronize object properties (based on GObject Binding Properties) and several miscellaneous utility and helper functions for application developers.
This package contains the common files in use by exo library. It ships desktop files and documentation.
There are three methods to install libexo-common 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 libexo-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libexo-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libexo-common
Install libexo-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libexo-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libexo-common
Install libexo-common 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 libexo-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libexo-common
How To Uninstall libexo-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libexo-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libexo-common
Uninstall libexo-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libexo-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexo-common
Remove libexo-common Configurations and Data
To remove libexo-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libexo-common
Remove libexo-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libexo-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexo-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexo-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
