How To Install lubuntu-gtk-core on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lubuntu-gtk-core on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lubuntu-gtk-core
lubuntu-gtk-core is:
This metapackage package depends on the minimal components for an installation of Lubuntu Desktop system using Gtk and the LXDE environment.
It is also used to help ensure proper upgrades, but it can be safely removed if you want to remove some applications installed by default.
There are three methods to install lubuntu-gtk-core 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 lubuntu-gtk-core Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lubuntu-gtk-core using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lubuntu-gtk-core
Install lubuntu-gtk-core Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lubuntu-gtk-core using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lubuntu-gtk-core
Install lubuntu-gtk-core 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 lubuntu-gtk-core using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lubuntu-gtk-core
How To Uninstall lubuntu-gtk-core on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lubuntu-gtk-core package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lubuntu-gtk-core
Uninstall lubuntu-gtk-core And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lubuntu-gtk-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lubuntu-gtk-core
Remove lubuntu-gtk-core Configurations and Data
To remove lubuntu-gtk-core configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lubuntu-gtk-core
Remove lubuntu-gtk-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lubuntu-gtk-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lubuntu-gtk-core
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lubuntu-gtk-core package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
