How To Install lxqt-panel on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-panel on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is lxqt-panel
lxqt-panel is:
The LXQt desktop panel
This package contains the LXQt panel.
There are three methods to install lxqt-panel on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-panel 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-panel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxqt-panel
Install lxqt-panel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lxqt-panel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxqt-panel
Install lxqt-panel 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-panel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxqt-panel
How To Uninstall lxqt-panel on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the lxqt-panel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxqt-panel
Uninstall lxqt-panel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxqt-panel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxqt-panel
Remove lxqt-panel Configurations and Data
To remove lxqt-panel configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxqt-panel
Remove lxqt-panel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxqt-panel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxqt-panel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-panel package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.