How To Install tabble on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install tabble on Ubuntu 18.04. tabble is program launcher with tabs for X

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tabble on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is tabble

tabble is:

tabble is a small alternative X shell which presents your programs in tabs for easy launch. It is not meant to replace a window manager, just complement it. Light window managers benefit the most from tabble. The idea is that tabble is ‘always on top’ so multiple launches can be made without re-navigating a menu hierarchy or clearing the desktop.

There are three methods to install tabble 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 tabble Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tabble

Install tabble Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tabble using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tabble

Install tabble 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 tabble using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tabble

How To Uninstall tabble on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the tabble package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tabble

Uninstall tabble And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tabble

Remove tabble Configurations and Data

To remove tabble configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tabble

Remove tabble configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tabble

References

Summary

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