How To Install gworkspace-apps-wrappers on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gworkspace-apps-wrappers on Ubuntu 18.04. gworkspace-apps-wrappers is Application wrappers for GWorkspace

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gworkspace-apps-wrappers on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gworkspace-apps-wrappers

gworkspace-apps-wrappers is:

A few wrapper scripts to enable usage of non-GNUstep applications within a GNUstep environment.

More wrappers can be made with wrapperfactory.app.

There are three methods to install gworkspace-apps-wrappers 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 gworkspace-apps-wrappers Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gworkspace-apps-wrappers using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gworkspace-apps-wrappers

Install gworkspace-apps-wrappers Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gworkspace-apps-wrappers using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gworkspace-apps-wrappers

Install gworkspace-apps-wrappers 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 gworkspace-apps-wrappers using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gworkspace-apps-wrappers

How To Uninstall gworkspace-apps-wrappers on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gworkspace-apps-wrappers package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gworkspace-apps-wrappers

Uninstall gworkspace-apps-wrappers And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gworkspace-apps-wrappers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gworkspace-apps-wrappers

Remove gworkspace-apps-wrappers Configurations and Data

To remove gworkspace-apps-wrappers configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gworkspace-apps-wrappers

Remove gworkspace-apps-wrappers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gworkspace-apps-wrappers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gworkspace-apps-wrappers

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Summary

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