How To Install ukui-desktop-environment-extras on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ukui-desktop-environment-extras on Ubuntu 20.04. ukui-desktop-environment-extras is UKUI Desktop Environment (extra components, metapackage)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ukui-desktop-environment-extras on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is ukui-desktop-environment-extras

ukui-desktop-environment-extras is:

The UKUI Desktop Environment is the continuation of MATE. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.

UKUI is under active development to add support for new technologies while preserving a traditional desktop experience.

This package installs an extra set of UKUI components that are also part of the official UKUI release.

There are three methods to install ukui-desktop-environment-extras 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 ukui-desktop-environment-extras Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ukui-desktop-environment-extras using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ukui-desktop-environment-extras

Install ukui-desktop-environment-extras Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ukui-desktop-environment-extras using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ukui-desktop-environment-extras

Install ukui-desktop-environment-extras 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 ukui-desktop-environment-extras using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ukui-desktop-environment-extras

How To Uninstall ukui-desktop-environment-extras on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the ukui-desktop-environment-extras package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ukui-desktop-environment-extras

Uninstall ukui-desktop-environment-extras And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ukui-desktop-environment-extras and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ukui-desktop-environment-extras

Remove ukui-desktop-environment-extras Configurations and Data

To remove ukui-desktop-environment-extras configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ukui-desktop-environment-extras

Remove ukui-desktop-environment-extras configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ukui-desktop-environment-extras

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Summary

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