How To Install lxpanel-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxpanel-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. lxpanel-dbg is LXDE panel (debug)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxpanel-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lxpanel-dbg

lxpanel-dbg is:

LXPanel is a GUI application for the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE).

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install lxpanel-dbg 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 lxpanel-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lxpanel-dbg

Install lxpanel-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lxpanel-dbg

Install lxpanel-dbg 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 lxpanel-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxpanel-dbg

How To Uninstall lxpanel-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the lxpanel-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxpanel-dbg

Uninstall lxpanel-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxpanel-dbg

Remove lxpanel-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lxpanel-dbg

Remove lxpanel-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxpanel-dbg

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Summary

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