How To Install libpanel-applet-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpanel-applet-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libpanel-applet-dev is library for GNOME Panel applets - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpanel-applet-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpanel-applet-dev

libpanel-applet-dev is:

This package provides the include files and static library for the GNOME Panel applet library functions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpanel-applet-dev

Install libpanel-applet-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpanel-applet-dev

Install libpanel-applet-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 libpanel-applet-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpanel-applet-dev

How To Uninstall libpanel-applet-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libpanel-applet-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpanel-applet-dev

Uninstall libpanel-applet-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpanel-applet-dev

Remove libpanel-applet-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpanel-applet-dev

Remove libpanel-applet-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpanel-applet-dev

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Summary

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