How To Install libgtop2-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtop2-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgtop2-common
libgtop2-common is:
The gtop library reads information about processes and the state of the system. It is used by the GNOME desktop environment.
This package contains the translations.
There are three methods to install libgtop2-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 libgtop2-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 libgtop2-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgtop2-common
Install libgtop2-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtop2-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgtop2-common
Install libgtop2-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 libgtop2-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgtop2-common
How To Uninstall libgtop2-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgtop2-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgtop2-common
Uninstall libgtop2-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgtop2-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtop2-common
Remove libgtop2-common Configurations and Data
To remove libgtop2-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgtop2-common
Remove libgtop2-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgtop2-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtop2-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtop2-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
