How To Install libmatchbox1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatchbox1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmatchbox1
libmatchbox1 is:
Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.
libmatchbox provides core functionality used by several Matchbox project applications.
This package contains the libmatchbox runtime library.
There are three methods to install libmatchbox1 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 libmatchbox1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmatchbox1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmatchbox1
Install libmatchbox1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmatchbox1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmatchbox1
Install libmatchbox1 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 libmatchbox1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmatchbox1
How To Uninstall libmatchbox1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmatchbox1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmatchbox1
Uninstall libmatchbox1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmatchbox1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmatchbox1
Remove libmatchbox1 Configurations and Data
To remove libmatchbox1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmatchbox1
Remove libmatchbox1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmatchbox1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmatchbox1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatchbox1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
