How To Install lxhotkey-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxhotkey-data on Ubuntu 18.04. lxhotkey-data is LXHotkey keyboard shortcuts configurator (data files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxhotkey-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lxhotkey-data

lxhotkey-data is:

LXHotkey is an universal application for the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) which allows view and change global keyboard shortcuts for Window Manager actions, including ones to start applications.

This package contains internationalization files.

There are three methods to install lxhotkey-data 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 lxhotkey-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lxhotkey-data

Install lxhotkey-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lxhotkey-data

Install lxhotkey-data 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 lxhotkey-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxhotkey-data

How To Uninstall lxhotkey-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the lxhotkey-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxhotkey-data

Uninstall lxhotkey-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxhotkey-data

Remove lxhotkey-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lxhotkey-data

Remove lxhotkey-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxhotkey-data

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Summary

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