How To Install libreoffice-systray on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-systray on Ubuntu 18.04. libreoffice-systray is LibreOffice Quickstarter for the desktop notification area

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-systray on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libreoffice-systray

libreoffice-systray is:

LibreOffice is a full-featured office productivity suite that provides a near drop-in replacement for Microsoft(R) Office.

This package provides a “QuickStarter” for the notification area of desktops.

There are three methods to install libreoffice-systray 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 libreoffice-systray Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-systray

Install libreoffice-systray Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libreoffice-systray

Install libreoffice-systray 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 libreoffice-systray using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libreoffice-systray

How To Uninstall libreoffice-systray on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libreoffice-systray package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-systray

Uninstall libreoffice-systray And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreoffice-systray

Remove libreoffice-systray Configurations and Data

To remove libreoffice-systray configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libreoffice-systray

Remove libreoffice-systray configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreoffice-systray

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Summary

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