How To Install budgie-desktop-minimal on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install budgie-desktop-minimal on Ubuntu 18.04. budgie-desktop-minimal is Minimal desktop environment for Ubuntu Budgie

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install budgie-desktop-minimal on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is budgie-desktop-minimal

budgie-desktop-minimal is:

Installs a minimal set of Ubuntu Budgie packages, both essential dependencies as well as recommended packages and applications. This package is useful for system builders who want budgie-desktop without the full set of applications recommended in Ubuntu Budgie.

There are three methods to install budgie-desktop-minimal 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 budgie-desktop-minimal Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install budgie-desktop-minimal using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install budgie-desktop-minimal

Install budgie-desktop-minimal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install budgie-desktop-minimal using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install budgie-desktop-minimal

Install budgie-desktop-minimal 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 budgie-desktop-minimal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install budgie-desktop-minimal

How To Uninstall budgie-desktop-minimal on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the budgie-desktop-minimal package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove budgie-desktop-minimal

Uninstall budgie-desktop-minimal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall budgie-desktop-minimal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove budgie-desktop-minimal

Remove budgie-desktop-minimal Configurations and Data

To remove budgie-desktop-minimal configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge budgie-desktop-minimal

Remove budgie-desktop-minimal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove budgie-desktop-minimal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge budgie-desktop-minimal

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install budgie-desktop-minimal package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.