How To Install libmenu-cache-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is libmenu-cache-dev

libmenu-cache-dev 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 development files.

There are three methods to install libmenu-cache-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 libmenu-cache-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 libmenu-cache-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libmenu-cache-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmenu-cache-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmenu-cache-dev

How To Uninstall libmenu-cache-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libmenu-cache-dev

Uninstall libmenu-cache-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmenu-cache-dev 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-dev

Remove libmenu-cache-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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