How To Install ubuntukylin-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntukylin-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ubuntukylin-desktop
ubuntukylin-desktop is:
This package depends on all of the packages in the Ubuntu Kylin desktop system
It is also used to help ensure proper upgrades, so it is recommended that it not be removed.
There are three methods to install ubuntukylin-desktop 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 ubuntukylin-desktop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ubuntukylin-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ubuntukylin-desktop
Install ubuntukylin-desktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ubuntukylin-desktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ubuntukylin-desktop
Install ubuntukylin-desktop 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 ubuntukylin-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ubuntukylin-desktop
How To Uninstall ubuntukylin-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ubuntukylin-desktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ubuntukylin-desktop
Uninstall ubuntukylin-desktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ubuntukylin-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubuntukylin-desktop
Remove ubuntukylin-desktop Configurations and Data
To remove ubuntukylin-desktop configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ubuntukylin-desktop
Remove ubuntukylin-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ubuntukylin-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubuntukylin-desktop
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntukylin-desktop package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
