How To Install libmate-menu-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmate-menu-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmate-menu-dev
libmate-menu-dev is:
The package contains an implementation of the draft “Desktop Menu Specification” from freedesktop.org:
http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/menu-spec
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libmate-menu-dev 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 libmate-menu-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmate-menu-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmate-menu-dev
Install libmate-menu-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmate-menu-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmate-menu-dev
Install libmate-menu-dev 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 libmate-menu-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmate-menu-dev
How To Uninstall libmate-menu-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmate-menu-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmate-menu-dev
Uninstall libmate-menu-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmate-menu-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmate-menu-dev
Remove libmate-menu-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmate-menu-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmate-menu-dev
Remove libmate-menu-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmate-menu-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmate-menu-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmate-menu-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
