Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk2-notify-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgtk2-notify-perl
libgtk2-notify-perl is:
Gtk2::Notify provides Perl bindings for libnotify. libnotify is a
library that sends desktop notifications to a notification daemon.
These notifications can be used to inform the user about an event or
display some form of information without getting in the user’s way.
There are three methods to install libgtk2-notify-perl 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 libgtk2-notify-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtk2-notify-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgtk2-notify-perl
Install libgtk2-notify-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtk2-notify-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgtk2-notify-perl
Install libgtk2-notify-perl 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 libgtk2-notify-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgtk2-notify-perl
How To Uninstall libgtk2-notify-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgtk2-notify-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgtk2-notify-perl
Uninstall libgtk2-notify-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgtk2-notify-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtk2-notify-perl
Remove libgtk2-notify-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libgtk2-notify-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgtk2-notify-perl
Remove libgtk2-notify-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgtk2-notify-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtk2-notify-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk2-notify-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
