How to install ulauncher on ubuntu 17.04

To install Ulauncher on ubuntu 17.04

Ulauncher is a simple desktop application launcher for Linux built based on Python with GTK as GUI toolkit. Although, Ulauncher has minimal design, it is considered to be fast and works virtually on almost all Linux desktops. Moreover, Ulauncher is packed with numerous features and some of them are mentioned here.

Features
Instant app launcher &ndash App provides you with instant search results. It also remembers your previous choices and automatically selects the best option for you
Fuzzy search &ndash This feature allows you to type in an application name without worrying about wrong spelling. Furthermore, it will automatically figure out what you were trying to search
Fast directory browser &ndash You can open your files and directories faster with the fuzzy search engine

It is very simple to install Ulauncher on Ubuntu and this article sheds light on it.

Installing Ulauncher:

Before you begin with the installation process, make sure you add the add the dependency package into repository via ppa.

root@linuxhelp:~#  add-apt-repository ppa:agornostal/ulauncher
 Application launcher for Linux
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~agornostal/+archive/ubuntu/ulauncher
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
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gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

Once it is done, update the machine by executing the apt-get update command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update 
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/agornostal/ulauncher/ubuntu xenial InRelease [18.1 kB]
Hit:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonathonf/backports/ubuntu xenial InRelease     
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Fetched 326 kB in 2s (128 kB/s)     
Reading package lists... Done

All is now set for the installation of ulauncer, trigger its installation with the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install ulauncher
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  gnome-software-common libgtkspell3-3-0
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Setting up ulauncher (3.1.1.r0-0ubuntu1ppa1~xenial) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...

After installation, go to your Ubuntu dashboard and type Ulauncher. It shows the application icon . Click on the icon to open it.

The Ulauncher program appears on your screen.

With this, the installation process of Ulauncher on Ubuntu is complete.