How To Install cairo-dock-plug-ins on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cairo-dock-plug-ins on Ubuntu 18.04. cairo-dock-plug-ins is Cairo-dock - All plug-ins

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cairo-dock-plug-ins on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is cairo-dock-plug-ins

cairo-dock-plug-ins is:

A collection of official plug-ins and applets for cairo-dock.

This is a metapackage depending on all available cairo-dock plug-ins to make installation easier.

There are three methods to install cairo-dock-plug-ins 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 cairo-dock-plug-ins Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cairo-dock-plug-ins using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cairo-dock-plug-ins

Install cairo-dock-plug-ins Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cairo-dock-plug-ins using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cairo-dock-plug-ins

Install cairo-dock-plug-ins 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 cairo-dock-plug-ins using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cairo-dock-plug-ins

How To Uninstall cairo-dock-plug-ins on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the cairo-dock-plug-ins package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cairo-dock-plug-ins

Uninstall cairo-dock-plug-ins And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cairo-dock-plug-ins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cairo-dock-plug-ins

Remove cairo-dock-plug-ins Configurations and Data

To remove cairo-dock-plug-ins configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cairo-dock-plug-ins

Remove cairo-dock-plug-ins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cairo-dock-plug-ins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cairo-dock-plug-ins

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Summary

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