How To Install lxde-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxde-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lxde-common
lxde-common is:
LXDE (the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) is a project aimed to provide a desktop environment which is lightweight and fast.
This package provides convenient set of configuration files for core LXDE components (pcmanfm and lxpanel). Install all the recommended packages as well to run a minimal LXDE session.
There are three methods to install lxde-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 lxde-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 lxde-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxde-common
Install lxde-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lxde-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxde-common
Install lxde-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 lxde-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxde-common
How To Uninstall lxde-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lxde-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxde-common
Uninstall lxde-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxde-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxde-common
Remove lxde-common Configurations and Data
To remove lxde-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxde-common
Remove lxde-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxde-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxde-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxde-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
