How To Install xubuntu-restricted-addons on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xubuntu-restricted-addons on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xubuntu-restricted-addons
xubuntu-restricted-addons is:
This package depends on some commonly used packages in the Ubuntu universe and multiverse repositories.
You should not install this package directly, but instead install the ubuntu-restricted-extras package.
This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install xubuntu-restricted-addons on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xubuntu-restricted-addons Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xubuntu-restricted-addons using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xubuntu-restricted-addons
Install xubuntu-restricted-addons Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xubuntu-restricted-addons using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xubuntu-restricted-addons
Install xubuntu-restricted-addons 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 xubuntu-restricted-addons using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xubuntu-restricted-addons
How To Uninstall xubuntu-restricted-addons on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xubuntu-restricted-addons package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xubuntu-restricted-addons
Uninstall xubuntu-restricted-addons And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xubuntu-restricted-addons and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xubuntu-restricted-addons
Remove xubuntu-restricted-addons Configurations and Data
To remove xubuntu-restricted-addons configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xubuntu-restricted-addons
Remove xubuntu-restricted-addons configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xubuntu-restricted-addons configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xubuntu-restricted-addons
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xubuntu-restricted-addons package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
