How To Install select-xface on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install select-xface on Ubuntu 20.04. select-xface is utility for selecting X-Face on emacsen

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install select-xface on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is select-xface

select-xface is:

Select X-Face is a utility for selecting/inserting an X-Face field visually on emacsen mailer (Mew, Gnus, Wanderlust, etc.).

There are three methods to install select-xface 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 select-xface Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install select-xface

Install select-xface Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install select-xface

Install select-xface 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 select-xface using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install select-xface

How To Uninstall select-xface on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the select-xface package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove select-xface

Uninstall select-xface And Its Dependencies

To uninstall select-xface and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove select-xface

Remove select-xface Configurations and Data

To remove select-xface configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge select-xface

Remove select-xface configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge select-xface

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install select-xface package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.