How To Install screen-resolution-extra on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install screen-resolution-extra on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is screen-resolution-extra
screen-resolution-extra is:
Extension for the GNOME screen resolution applet.
There are three methods to install screen-resolution-extra 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 screen-resolution-extra Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install screen-resolution-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install screen-resolution-extra
Install screen-resolution-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install screen-resolution-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install screen-resolution-extra
Install screen-resolution-extra 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 screen-resolution-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install screen-resolution-extra
How To Uninstall screen-resolution-extra on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the screen-resolution-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove screen-resolution-extra
Uninstall screen-resolution-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall screen-resolution-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove screen-resolution-extra
Remove screen-resolution-extra Configurations and Data
To remove screen-resolution-extra configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge screen-resolution-extra
Remove screen-resolution-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove screen-resolution-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge screen-resolution-extra
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install screen-resolution-extra package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
