How To Install xul-ext-lightning on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-lightning on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is xul-ext-lightning
xul-ext-lightning is:
This is a transitional package to ensure that upgrades work correctly. It can be safely removed
Package: xul-ext-lightning Architecture: amd64 Version: 1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu2 Priority: optional Section: universe/web Source: thunderbird Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Mozilla Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 5176 Depends: thunderbird (= 1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu2) Recommends: xul-ext-gdata-provider, xul-ext-calendar-timezones Enhances: thunderbird Filename: pool/universe/t/thunderbird/xul-ext-lightning_68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb Size: 4382188 MD5sum: 58821306601d90cffdff42841f8812a4 SHA1: 9c28de38ca54d9f78f2baf413387f62f4784fa03 SHA256: 820906eeb7b3a250c1c399209f4f2b2320122ddf06bdb2f077d651060b71db40 Description-en: Calendar Extension for Thunderbird Lighting is the Mozilla Calendar extension for Thunderbird, based on Sunbird - the Mozilla Standalone Calendar application. It is tightly integrated with Thunderbird, allowing it to easily perform email-related calendaring tasks.
There are three methods to install xul-ext-lightning 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 xul-ext-lightning Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xul-ext-lightning using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xul-ext-lightning
Install xul-ext-lightning Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xul-ext-lightning using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xul-ext-lightning
Install xul-ext-lightning 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 xul-ext-lightning using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xul-ext-lightning
How To Uninstall xul-ext-lightning on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the xul-ext-lightning package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xul-ext-lightning
Uninstall xul-ext-lightning And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xul-ext-lightning and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xul-ext-lightning
Remove xul-ext-lightning Configurations and Data
To remove xul-ext-lightning configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xul-ext-lightning
Remove xul-ext-lightning configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xul-ext-lightning configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xul-ext-lightning
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-lightning package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
