How To Install pk-update-icon on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pk-update-icon on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pk-update-icon
pk-update-icon is:
This small tool displays notifications and an icon in the tray area of the panel when package updates are available. It is primarily designed for desktops which do not already have this functionality integrated, such as Xfce.
Information about updates is queried using the PackageKit service.
There are three methods to install pk-update-icon 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 pk-update-icon Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pk-update-icon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pk-update-icon
Install pk-update-icon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pk-update-icon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pk-update-icon
Install pk-update-icon 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 pk-update-icon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pk-update-icon
How To Uninstall pk-update-icon on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pk-update-icon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pk-update-icon
Uninstall pk-update-icon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pk-update-icon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pk-update-icon
Remove pk-update-icon Configurations and Data
To remove pk-update-icon configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pk-update-icon
Remove pk-update-icon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pk-update-icon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pk-update-icon
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pk-update-icon package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
