How To Install lubuntu-restricted-addons on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lubuntu-restricted-addons on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is lubuntu-restricted-addons
lubuntu-restricted-addons is:
This package depends on some commonly used packages in the Lubuntu universe and multiverse repositories.
You should not install this package directly, but instead install the lubuntu-restricted-extras package.
There are three methods to install lubuntu-restricted-addons 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 lubuntu-restricted-addons Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lubuntu-restricted-addons using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lubuntu-restricted-addons
Install lubuntu-restricted-addons Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lubuntu-restricted-addons using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lubuntu-restricted-addons
Install lubuntu-restricted-addons 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 lubuntu-restricted-addons using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lubuntu-restricted-addons
How To Uninstall lubuntu-restricted-addons on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the lubuntu-restricted-addons package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lubuntu-restricted-addons
Uninstall lubuntu-restricted-addons And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lubuntu-restricted-addons and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lubuntu-restricted-addons
Remove lubuntu-restricted-addons Configurations and Data
To remove lubuntu-restricted-addons configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lubuntu-restricted-addons
Remove lubuntu-restricted-addons configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lubuntu-restricted-addons configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lubuntu-restricted-addons
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lubuntu-restricted-addons package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
