How To Install libmatekbd4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatekbd4 on Ubuntu 18.04. libmatekbd4 is MATE library to manage keyboard configuration

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatekbd4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libmatekbd4

libmatekbd4 is:

libmatekbd offers an API to manage the keyboard in MATE applications.

libmatekbdui offers an API to display a graphical user interface for libmatekbd operations.

This package contains the shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libmatekbd4 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 libmatekbd4 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmatekbd4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmatekbd4

Install libmatekbd4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmatekbd4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmatekbd4

Install libmatekbd4 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 libmatekbd4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmatekbd4

How To Uninstall libmatekbd4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libmatekbd4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmatekbd4

Uninstall libmatekbd4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmatekbd4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmatekbd4

Remove libmatekbd4 Configurations and Data

To remove libmatekbd4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmatekbd4

Remove libmatekbd4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmatekbd4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmatekbd4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatekbd4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.