How To Install gnome-menus on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-menus on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gnome-menus
gnome-menus is:
The package contains an implementation of the draft “Desktop Menu Specification” from freedesktop.org:
http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/menu-spec
Also contained here are the GNOME menu layout configuration files, .directory files and assorted menu related utility programs. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install gnome-menus on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnome-menus Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-menus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-menus
Install gnome-menus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-menus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-menus
Install gnome-menus 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 gnome-menus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-menus
How To Uninstall gnome-menus on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gnome-menus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-menus
Uninstall gnome-menus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-menus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-menus
Remove gnome-menus Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-menus configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-menus
Remove gnome-menus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-menus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-menus
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-menus package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.