How To Install parcellite on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install parcellite on Ubuntu 22.04. parcellite is lightweight GTK+ clipboard manager

Introduction

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

What is parcellite

parcellite is:

Parcellite is a stripped down, basic-features-only clipboard manager with a small memory footprint for those who like simplicity.

Features:

  • Keeps a clipboard history.
  • Various view options to display items the way you like it.
  • Daemon mode; guard your clipboard contents when you close applications.
  • Perform custom commands using clipboard contents.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install parcellite

Install parcellite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install parcellite

Install parcellite 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 parcellite using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install parcellite

How To Uninstall parcellite on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove parcellite

Uninstall parcellite And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove parcellite

Remove parcellite Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge parcellite

Remove parcellite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge parcellite

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Summary

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