How To Install xfdashboard on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfdashboard on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is xfdashboard
xfdashboard is:
xfdashboard provides an overview of applications currently open enabling the user to switch between different applications. The search feature works like Xfce’s appfinder which makes it convenient to search for and start applications.
There are three methods to install xfdashboard 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 xfdashboard Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xfdashboard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfdashboard
Install xfdashboard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfdashboard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfdashboard
Install xfdashboard 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 xfdashboard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfdashboard
How To Uninstall xfdashboard on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the xfdashboard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfdashboard
Uninstall xfdashboard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfdashboard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfdashboard
Remove xfdashboard Configurations and Data
To remove xfdashboard configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfdashboard
Remove xfdashboard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfdashboard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfdashboard
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfdashboard package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
