How To Install libxfce4ui-utils on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfce4ui-utils on Ubuntu 18.04. libxfce4ui-utils is Utility files for libxfce4ui

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfce4ui-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libxfce4ui-utils

libxfce4ui-utils is:

This package contains the Xfce settings plugin and the utility files for libxfce4ui-1-0 which are:

  • xfce4-about

There are three methods to install libxfce4ui-utils 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 libxfce4ui-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxfce4ui-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxfce4ui-utils

Install libxfce4ui-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxfce4ui-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxfce4ui-utils

Install libxfce4ui-utils 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 libxfce4ui-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxfce4ui-utils

How To Uninstall libxfce4ui-utils on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libxfce4ui-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxfce4ui-utils

Uninstall libxfce4ui-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxfce4ui-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxfce4ui-utils

Remove libxfce4ui-utils Configurations and Data

To remove libxfce4ui-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxfce4ui-utils

Remove libxfce4ui-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxfce4ui-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxfce4ui-utils

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfce4ui-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.