How To Install signon-ui-service on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install signon-ui-service on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is signon-ui-service
signon-ui-service is:
This D-Bus service is used to provide a UI for authenticating online accounts.
There are three methods to install signon-ui-service 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 signon-ui-service Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install signon-ui-service using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install signon-ui-service
Install signon-ui-service Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install signon-ui-service using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install signon-ui-service
Install signon-ui-service 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 signon-ui-service using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install signon-ui-service
How To Uninstall signon-ui-service on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the signon-ui-service package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove signon-ui-service
Uninstall signon-ui-service And Its Dependencies
To uninstall signon-ui-service and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove signon-ui-service
Remove signon-ui-service Configurations and Data
To remove signon-ui-service configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge signon-ui-service
Remove signon-ui-service configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove signon-ui-service configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge signon-ui-service
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install signon-ui-service package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
