How To Install libgnome2-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome2-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgnome2-common
libgnome2-common is:
This package contains internationalization files for the deprecated GNOME 2 library functions.
There are three methods to install libgnome2-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 libgnome2-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 libgnome2-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnome2-common
Install libgnome2-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnome2-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnome2-common
Install libgnome2-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 libgnome2-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnome2-common
How To Uninstall libgnome2-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgnome2-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnome2-common
Uninstall libgnome2-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnome2-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnome2-common
Remove libgnome2-common Configurations and Data
To remove libgnome2-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnome2-common
Remove libgnome2-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnome2-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnome2-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome2-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
