How To Install desktopfolder on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install desktopfolder
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is desktopfolder
desktopfolder is:
Bring your desktop back to life Organize your desktop with panels that hold your things.
DesktopFolder overlays a hidden desktop overlay allowing desktop icons, file shortcuts, folders, photographs, notes and panels to be arranged in a freeform or grid format. Each desktop component has a number of attributes that can be customized - colors and size.
DesktopFolder has been developed for GNOME based desktops such as GNOME-Shell and Budgie Desktop.
There are three methods to install desktopfolder
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 desktopfolder Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install desktopfolder
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install desktopfolder
Install desktopfolder Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install desktopfolder
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install desktopfolder
Install desktopfolder 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 desktopfolder
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install desktopfolder
How To Uninstall desktopfolder on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the desktopfolder
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove desktopfolder
Uninstall desktopfolder And Its Dependencies
To uninstall desktopfolder
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove desktopfolder
Remove desktopfolder Configurations and Data
To remove desktopfolder
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge desktopfolder
Remove desktopfolder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove desktopfolder
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge desktopfolder
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install desktopfolder
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.