How To Install unity-scope-home on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install unity-scope-home on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is unity-scope-home
unity-scope-home is:
A scope that aggregates results from multiple scopes and Server Scopes for Home Lens view in the Unity Dash.
It replaces the old implementation of Home Lens in Unity Dash.
There are three methods to install unity-scope-home 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 unity-scope-home Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install unity-scope-home using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install unity-scope-home
Install unity-scope-home Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install unity-scope-home using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install unity-scope-home
Install unity-scope-home 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 unity-scope-home using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install unity-scope-home
How To Uninstall unity-scope-home on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the unity-scope-home package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove unity-scope-home
Uninstall unity-scope-home And Its Dependencies
To uninstall unity-scope-home and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove unity-scope-home
Remove unity-scope-home Configurations and Data
To remove unity-scope-home configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge unity-scope-home
Remove unity-scope-home configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove unity-scope-home configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge unity-scope-home
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install unity-scope-home package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
