How To Install dconf-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dconf-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dconf-tools
dconf-tools is:
DConf is a low-level key/value database designed for storing desktop environment settings.
This package is a transitional package installing dconf-cli and dconf-editor, it can safely be removed
There are three methods to install dconf-tools 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 dconf-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dconf-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dconf-tools
Install dconf-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dconf-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dconf-tools
Install dconf-tools 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 dconf-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dconf-tools
How To Uninstall dconf-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dconf-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dconf-tools
Uninstall dconf-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dconf-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dconf-tools
Remove dconf-tools Configurations and Data
To remove dconf-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dconf-tools
Remove dconf-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dconf-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dconf-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dconf-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
