How To Install edubuntu-live on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install edubuntu-live on Ubuntu 20.04. edubuntu-live is Edubuntu live media support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install edubuntu-live on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is edubuntu-live

edubuntu-live is:

Provides helper scripts and plugins required for any Edubuntu live media.

There are three methods to install edubuntu-live 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 edubuntu-live Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install edubuntu-live

Install edubuntu-live Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install edubuntu-live

Install edubuntu-live 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 edubuntu-live using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install edubuntu-live

How To Uninstall edubuntu-live on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the edubuntu-live package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove edubuntu-live

Uninstall edubuntu-live And Its Dependencies

To uninstall edubuntu-live and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove edubuntu-live

Remove edubuntu-live Configurations and Data

To remove edubuntu-live configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge edubuntu-live

Remove edubuntu-live configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge edubuntu-live

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install edubuntu-live package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.