How To Install libxfce4util-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfce4util-common on Ubuntu 18.04. libxfce4util-common is common files for libxfce4util

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfce4util-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libxfce4util-common

libxfce4util-common is:

This package contains various infrastructure-independant common files for libxfce4util, the Xfce utility library.

There are three methods to install libxfce4util-common 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 libxfce4util-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxfce4util-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxfce4util-common

Install libxfce4util-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxfce4util-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxfce4util-common

Install libxfce4util-common 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 libxfce4util-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxfce4util-common

How To Uninstall libxfce4util-common on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libxfce4util-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxfce4util-common

Uninstall libxfce4util-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxfce4util-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxfce4util-common

Remove libxfce4util-common Configurations and Data

To remove libxfce4util-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxfce4util-common

Remove libxfce4util-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxfce4util-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxfce4util-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfce4util-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.