How To Install session-shortcuts on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install session-shortcuts on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is session-shortcuts
session-shortcuts is:
Adds several .desktop files that allow you to shutdown, logout, and reboot from the Unity dash.
There are three methods to install session-shortcuts 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 session-shortcuts Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install session-shortcuts using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install session-shortcuts
Install session-shortcuts Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install session-shortcuts using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install session-shortcuts
Install session-shortcuts 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 session-shortcuts using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install session-shortcuts
How To Uninstall session-shortcuts on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the session-shortcuts package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove session-shortcuts
Uninstall session-shortcuts And Its Dependencies
To uninstall session-shortcuts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove session-shortcuts
Remove session-shortcuts Configurations and Data
To remove session-shortcuts configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge session-shortcuts
Remove session-shortcuts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove session-shortcuts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge session-shortcuts
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install session-shortcuts package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
