How To Install update-manager on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install update-manager on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is update-manager
update-manager is:
This is the GNOME apt update manager. It checks for updates and lets the user choose which to install. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Package: update-manager Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: gnome Installed-Size: 1042 Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Architecture: all Version: 1:20.04.10.5 Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, update-manager-core (= 1:20.04.10.5), libgtk3-perl, python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets (>= 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu13) | synaptic, policykit-1, python3-dbus, python3-gi (>= 3.8), python3-yaml, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, gir1.2-snapd-1, ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk, update-notifier, gnome-shell | policykit-1-gnome | polkit-kde-agent-1 | lxpolkit | lxqt-policykit | mate-polkit | polkit-1-auth-agent Recommends: software-properties-gtk (>= 0.71.2), python3-launchpadlib Suggests: gir1.2-dbusmenu-glib-0.4, gir1.2-unity-5.0 Breaks: update-notifier (« 3.177) Description-en: GNOME application that manages apt updates This is the GNOME apt update manager. It checks for updates and lets the user choose which to install.
Package: update-manager Architecture: all Version: 1:20.04.9 Priority: optional Section: gnome Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 1040 Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, update-manager-core (= 1:20.04.9), libgtk3-perl, python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets (>= 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu13) | synaptic, policykit-1, python3-dbus, python3-gi (>= 3.8), python3-yaml, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, gir1.2-snapd-1, ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk, update-notifier, gnome-shell | policykit-1-gnome | polkit-kde-agent-1 | lxpolkit | lxqt-policykit | mate-polkit | polkit-1-auth-agent Recommends: software-properties-gtk (>= 0.71.2), python3-launchpadlib Suggests: gir1.2-dbusmenu-glib-0.4, gir1.2-unity-5.0 Breaks: update-notifier (« 3.177) Filename: pool/main/u/update-manager/update-manager_20.04.9_all.deb Size: 551216 MD5sum: 815a5fa0b1c8801957ef34f03a530202 SHA1: a36358b885283c4497fe5c6f0b2bb03b9286c567 SHA256: 57469685ee61a0565aa8c3f50f119479506071819b20af77427be3b995314e78 Description-en: GNOME application that manages apt updates This is the GNOME apt update manager. It checks for updates and lets the user choose which to install. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install update-manager 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 update-manager Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install update-manager using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install update-manager
Install update-manager Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install update-manager using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install update-manager
Install update-manager 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 update-manager using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install update-manager
How To Uninstall update-manager on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the update-manager package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove update-manager
Uninstall update-manager And Its Dependencies
To uninstall update-manager and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove update-manager
Remove update-manager Configurations and Data
To remove update-manager configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge update-manager
Remove update-manager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove update-manager configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge update-manager
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install update-manager package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
