How To Install gnome-screensaver-flags on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-screensaver-flags on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnome-screensaver-flags
gnome-screensaver-flags is:
Screensaver contains about 250 static images with flags of the world.
There are three methods to install gnome-screensaver-flags 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-screensaver-flags 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-screensaver-flags using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-screensaver-flags
Install gnome-screensaver-flags Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-screensaver-flags using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-screensaver-flags
Install gnome-screensaver-flags 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-screensaver-flags using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-screensaver-flags
How To Uninstall gnome-screensaver-flags on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnome-screensaver-flags package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-screensaver-flags
Uninstall gnome-screensaver-flags And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-screensaver-flags and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-screensaver-flags
Remove gnome-screensaver-flags Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-screensaver-flags configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-screensaver-flags
Remove gnome-screensaver-flags configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-screensaver-flags configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-screensaver-flags
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-screensaver-flags package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
