How To Install autopilot-desktop on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install autopilot-desktop on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is autopilot-desktop
autopilot-desktop is:
This metapackage exists to depend on the packages needed to install and use autopilot on the Ubuntu Desktop platform.
There are three methods to install autopilot-desktop 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 autopilot-desktop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install autopilot-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install autopilot-desktop
Install autopilot-desktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install autopilot-desktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install autopilot-desktop
Install autopilot-desktop 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 autopilot-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install autopilot-desktop
How To Uninstall autopilot-desktop on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the autopilot-desktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove autopilot-desktop
Uninstall autopilot-desktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall autopilot-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove autopilot-desktop
Remove autopilot-desktop Configurations and Data
To remove autopilot-desktop configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge autopilot-desktop
Remove autopilot-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove autopilot-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autopilot-desktop
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install autopilot-desktop package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
