How To Install libxfcegui4-4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfcegui4-4 on Ubuntu 18.04. libxfcegui4-4 is Basic GUI C functions for Xfce4

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfcegui4-4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libxfcegui4-4

libxfcegui4-4 is:

This package contains a library which provides the very basic GUI functions used by the Xfce4 desktop suite. If you intend to run Xfce4, then you need to install this package.

There are three methods to install libxfcegui4-4 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 libxfcegui4-4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxfcegui4-4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxfcegui4-4

Install libxfcegui4-4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxfcegui4-4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxfcegui4-4

Install libxfcegui4-4 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 libxfcegui4-4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxfcegui4-4

How To Uninstall libxfcegui4-4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libxfcegui4-4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxfcegui4-4

Uninstall libxfcegui4-4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxfcegui4-4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxfcegui4-4

Remove libxfcegui4-4 Configurations and Data

To remove libxfcegui4-4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxfcegui4-4

Remove libxfcegui4-4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxfcegui4-4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxfcegui4-4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfcegui4-4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.