How To Install gnome-flashback on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-flashback on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnome-flashback
gnome-flashback is:
This package provides a helper application for the GNOME Flashback desktop session. This application:
- provides the Logout, Reboot and Shutdown dialogs;
- provides the Sound, Bluetooth and Power tray applets;
- implements screenshot and screencast functionality;
- implements input source switching functionality;
- draws desktop background;
- implements other functionality which was previously handled by gnome-settings-daemon.
There are three methods to install gnome-flashback 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 gnome-flashback Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-flashback using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-flashback
Install gnome-flashback Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-flashback using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-flashback
Install gnome-flashback 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 gnome-flashback using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-flashback
How To Uninstall gnome-flashback on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnome-flashback package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-flashback
Uninstall gnome-flashback And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-flashback and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-flashback
Remove gnome-flashback Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-flashback configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-flashback
Remove gnome-flashback configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-flashback configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-flashback
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-flashback package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
