Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cairo-dock-plug-ins on Ubuntu 22.04.
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 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 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 22.04
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 22.04, 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 22.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cairo-dock-plug-ins package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
