How To Install lxqt-notificationd on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-notificationd on Ubuntu 18.04. lxqt-notificationd is LXQt notification daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-notificationd on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lxqt-notificationd

lxqt-notificationd is:

The LXQt notification daemon.

This package contain the LXQt notification daemon.

There are three methods to install lxqt-notificationd 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 lxqt-notificationd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lxqt-notificationd

Install lxqt-notificationd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lxqt-notificationd

Install lxqt-notificationd 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 lxqt-notificationd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxqt-notificationd

How To Uninstall lxqt-notificationd on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the lxqt-notificationd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxqt-notificationd

Uninstall lxqt-notificationd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxqt-notificationd

Remove lxqt-notificationd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lxqt-notificationd

Remove lxqt-notificationd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxqt-notificationd

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Summary

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