How To Install libxapp1 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxapp1 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libxapp1
libxapp1 is:
Xapp provides components which are common to multiple desktop environments and required to implement cross-DE solutions.
This library is used by several Xapp apps. Task: ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install libxapp1 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 libxapp1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxapp1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxapp1
Install libxapp1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxapp1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxapp1
Install libxapp1 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 libxapp1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxapp1
How To Uninstall libxapp1 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libxapp1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxapp1
Uninstall libxapp1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxapp1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxapp1
Remove libxapp1 Configurations and Data
To remove libxapp1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxapp1
Remove libxapp1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxapp1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxapp1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxapp1 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
