How To Install lxqt-config on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-config on Ubuntu 18.04. lxqt-config is LXQt system settings center

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-config on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lxqt-config

lxqt-config is:

The LXQt system settings center

This package contain the LXQt configuration ui.

There are three methods to install lxqt-config on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lxqt-config Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lxqt-config

Install lxqt-config Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lxqt-config

Install lxqt-config 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 lxqt-config using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxqt-config

How To Uninstall lxqt-config on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the lxqt-config package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxqt-config

Uninstall lxqt-config And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lxqt-config and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxqt-config

Remove lxqt-config Configurations and Data

To remove lxqt-config configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lxqt-config

Remove lxqt-config configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxqt-config

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-config package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.