How To Install lxhotkey-plugin-openbox on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxhotkey-plugin-openbox on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lxhotkey-plugin-openbox
lxhotkey-plugin-openbox 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 a plugin to allow LXHotkey work in Openbox window manager environment.
There are three methods to install lxhotkey-plugin-openbox 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-plugin-openbox 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-plugin-openbox using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxhotkey-plugin-openbox
Install lxhotkey-plugin-openbox Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lxhotkey-plugin-openbox using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxhotkey-plugin-openbox
Install lxhotkey-plugin-openbox 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-plugin-openbox using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxhotkey-plugin-openbox
How To Uninstall lxhotkey-plugin-openbox on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lxhotkey-plugin-openbox package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxhotkey-plugin-openbox
Uninstall lxhotkey-plugin-openbox And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxhotkey-plugin-openbox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxhotkey-plugin-openbox
Remove lxhotkey-plugin-openbox Configurations and Data
To remove lxhotkey-plugin-openbox configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxhotkey-plugin-openbox
Remove lxhotkey-plugin-openbox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxhotkey-plugin-openbox configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxhotkey-plugin-openbox
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxhotkey-plugin-openbox package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
