How To Install ukui-desktop-environment on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ukui-desktop-environment on Ubuntu 22.04. ukui-desktop-environment is UKUI Desktop Environment (metapackage)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ukui-desktop-environment on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ukui-desktop-environment

ukui-desktop-environment 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 the standard set of applications that are part of the official UKUI release.

There are three methods to install ukui-desktop-environment on Ubuntu 22.04. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install ukui-desktop-environment Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ukui-desktop-environment

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

sudo aptitude -y install ukui-desktop-environment

How To Uninstall ukui-desktop-environment on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ukui-desktop-environment

Uninstall ukui-desktop-environment And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ukui-desktop-environment and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

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

Remove ukui-desktop-environment Configurations and Data

To remove ukui-desktop-environment configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ukui-desktop-environment package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.