How To Install resapplet on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install resapplet on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is resapplet
resapplet is:
It uses XRANDR on-the-fly as well as GNOME Resolution Preferences. Handy for laptops when using data projectors which only run at 1024x768.
There are three methods to install resapplet 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 resapplet Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install resapplet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install resapplet
Install resapplet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install resapplet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install resapplet
Install resapplet 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 resapplet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install resapplet
How To Uninstall resapplet on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the resapplet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove resapplet
Uninstall resapplet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall resapplet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove resapplet
Remove resapplet Configurations and Data
To remove resapplet configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge resapplet
Remove resapplet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove resapplet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge resapplet
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install resapplet package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
