How To Install libmenu-cache-bin on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmenu-cache-bin on Ubuntu 18.04. libmenu-cache-bin is LXDE implementation of the freedesktop Menus cache (libexec)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmenu-cache-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libmenu-cache-bin

libmenu-cache-bin is:

Libmenu-cache is a library creating and utilizing caches to speed up the access to freedesktop.org defined application menus.

This package contains the binaries required to use libmenu-cache library.

There are three methods to install libmenu-cache-bin 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 libmenu-cache-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmenu-cache-bin

Install libmenu-cache-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmenu-cache-bin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmenu-cache-bin

Install libmenu-cache-bin 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 libmenu-cache-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmenu-cache-bin

How To Uninstall libmenu-cache-bin on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libmenu-cache-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmenu-cache-bin

Uninstall libmenu-cache-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmenu-cache-bin

Remove libmenu-cache-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libmenu-cache-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmenu-cache-bin

Remove libmenu-cache-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmenu-cache-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmenu-cache-bin

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Summary

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