How To Install libgpaste-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpaste-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgpaste-common
libgpaste-common is:
GPaste manages clipboard history and allows easy access to it using keyboard shortcuts, gnome-shell extension, command-line tools, gir bindings.
This package contains the common files, such as translations.
There are three methods to install libgpaste-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 libgpaste-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 libgpaste-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgpaste-common
Install libgpaste-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpaste-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgpaste-common
Install libgpaste-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 libgpaste-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgpaste-common
How To Uninstall libgpaste-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgpaste-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgpaste-common
Uninstall libgpaste-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgpaste-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpaste-common
Remove libgpaste-common Configurations and Data
To remove libgpaste-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgpaste-common
Remove libgpaste-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgpaste-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgpaste-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpaste-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
