How To Install menulibre on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install menulibre on Ubuntu 22.04. menulibre is advanced FreeDesktop.org compliant menu editor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install menulibre on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is menulibre

menulibre is:

An advanced menu editor that provides modern features in a clean, easy-to-use interface. All without GNOME dependencies, so even lightweight systems can benefit from the sanity that MenuLibre offers. MenuLibre is your one-stop shop for menus in Linux, whether you use GNOME, LXDE, Xfce, or Unity.

There are three methods to install menulibre on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install menulibre Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install menulibre

Install menulibre Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install menulibre

Install menulibre 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 menulibre using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install menulibre

How To Uninstall menulibre on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove menulibre

Uninstall menulibre And Its Dependencies

To uninstall menulibre and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove menulibre

Remove menulibre Configurations and Data

To remove menulibre configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge menulibre

Remove menulibre configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge menulibre

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install menulibre package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.