How To Install xdg-desktop-portal-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdg-desktop-portal-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
xdg-desktop-portal-gtk is:
xdg-desktop-portal-gtk provides a GTK+/GNOME implementation for the desktop-agnostic xdg-desktop-portal service. This allows sandboxed applications to request services from outside the sandbox using GTK+ GUIs (app chooser, file chooser, print dialog) or using GNOME services (session manager, screenshot provider). Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop
There are three methods to install xdg-desktop-portal-gtk 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 xdg-desktop-portal-gtk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xdg-desktop-portal-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
Install xdg-desktop-portal-gtk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xdg-desktop-portal-gtk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
Install xdg-desktop-portal-gtk 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 xdg-desktop-portal-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
How To Uninstall xdg-desktop-portal-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the xdg-desktop-portal-gtk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
Uninstall xdg-desktop-portal-gtk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xdg-desktop-portal-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
Remove xdg-desktop-portal-gtk Configurations and Data
To remove xdg-desktop-portal-gtk configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
Remove xdg-desktop-portal-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xdg-desktop-portal-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdg-desktop-portal-gtk package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
