How To Install dconf-gsettings-backend on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dconf-gsettings-backend on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is dconf-gsettings-backend
dconf-gsettings-backend is:
DConf is a low-level key/value database designed for storing desktop environment settings.
This package contains a back-end for GSettings. It is needed by applications accessing settings through GSettings to set custom values and listen for changes. Task: server, print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-core, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install dconf-gsettings-backend on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dconf-gsettings-backend Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dconf-gsettings-backend using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dconf-gsettings-backend
Install dconf-gsettings-backend Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dconf-gsettings-backend using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dconf-gsettings-backend
Install dconf-gsettings-backend 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 dconf-gsettings-backend using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dconf-gsettings-backend
How To Uninstall dconf-gsettings-backend on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the dconf-gsettings-backend package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dconf-gsettings-backend
Uninstall dconf-gsettings-backend And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dconf-gsettings-backend and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dconf-gsettings-backend
Remove dconf-gsettings-backend Configurations and Data
To remove dconf-gsettings-backend configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dconf-gsettings-backend
Remove dconf-gsettings-backend configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dconf-gsettings-backend configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dconf-gsettings-backend
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dconf-gsettings-backend package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
