How To Install vala-panel-appmenu on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vala-panel-appmenu on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vala-panel-appmenu
vala-panel-appmenu is:
This is an Application Menu (Global Menu) plugin. It is built using the Unity protocol and libraries and provides all features found in the Unity implementation.
There are three methods to install vala-panel-appmenu 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 vala-panel-appmenu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vala-panel-appmenu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vala-panel-appmenu
Install vala-panel-appmenu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vala-panel-appmenu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vala-panel-appmenu
Install vala-panel-appmenu 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 vala-panel-appmenu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vala-panel-appmenu
How To Uninstall vala-panel-appmenu on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vala-panel-appmenu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vala-panel-appmenu
Uninstall vala-panel-appmenu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vala-panel-appmenu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vala-panel-appmenu
Remove vala-panel-appmenu Configurations and Data
To remove vala-panel-appmenu configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vala-panel-appmenu
Remove vala-panel-appmenu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vala-panel-appmenu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vala-panel-appmenu
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vala-panel-appmenu package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
