How To Install ubuntustudio-desktop-core on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntustudio-desktop-core on Ubuntu 18.04. ubuntustudio-desktop-core is Ubuntu Studio Desktop Core Package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntustudio-desktop-core on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ubuntustudio-desktop-core

ubuntustudio-desktop-core is:

Ubuntu Studio is a multimedia creation flavor of Ubuntu for the Linux audio, video, and graphic enthusiast or professional.

This package will install the core components for a Ubuntu Studio desktop environment.

There are three methods to install ubuntustudio-desktop-core 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 ubuntustudio-desktop-core Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ubuntustudio-desktop-core using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ubuntustudio-desktop-core

Install ubuntustudio-desktop-core Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ubuntustudio-desktop-core using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ubuntustudio-desktop-core

Install ubuntustudio-desktop-core 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 ubuntustudio-desktop-core using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ubuntustudio-desktop-core

How To Uninstall ubuntustudio-desktop-core on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ubuntustudio-desktop-core package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ubuntustudio-desktop-core

Uninstall ubuntustudio-desktop-core And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ubuntustudio-desktop-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubuntustudio-desktop-core

Remove ubuntustudio-desktop-core Configurations and Data

To remove ubuntustudio-desktop-core configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ubuntustudio-desktop-core

Remove ubuntustudio-desktop-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ubuntustudio-desktop-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubuntustudio-desktop-core

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntustudio-desktop-core package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.