How To Install libunity-api0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libunity-api0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libunity-api0 is API for Unity shell integration

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libunity-api0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libunity-api0

libunity-api0 is:

Library to integrate with the Unity shell

There are three methods to install libunity-api0 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 libunity-api0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libunity-api0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libunity-api0

Install libunity-api0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libunity-api0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libunity-api0

Install libunity-api0 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 libunity-api0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libunity-api0

How To Uninstall libunity-api0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libunity-api0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libunity-api0

Uninstall libunity-api0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libunity-api0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunity-api0

Remove libunity-api0 Configurations and Data

To remove libunity-api0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libunity-api0

Remove libunity-api0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libunity-api0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libunity-api0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libunity-api0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.