How To Install python-ayatana-appindicator on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ayatana-appindicator on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-ayatana-appindicator
python-ayatana-appindicator is:
A library and indicator to take menus from applications and place them in the panel.
This package provides Python (v2) bindings against python-gtk2 so that you can use libayatana-appindicator from a Python program.
There are three methods to install python-ayatana-appindicator 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 python-ayatana-appindicator Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ayatana-appindicator using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ayatana-appindicator
Install python-ayatana-appindicator Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ayatana-appindicator using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ayatana-appindicator
Install python-ayatana-appindicator 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 python-ayatana-appindicator using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ayatana-appindicator
How To Uninstall python-ayatana-appindicator on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-ayatana-appindicator package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ayatana-appindicator
Uninstall python-ayatana-appindicator And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ayatana-appindicator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ayatana-appindicator
Remove python-ayatana-appindicator Configurations and Data
To remove python-ayatana-appindicator configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ayatana-appindicator
Remove python-ayatana-appindicator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ayatana-appindicator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ayatana-appindicator
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ayatana-appindicator package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
