How To Install lxde-settings-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxde-settings-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lxde-settings-daemon
lxde-settings-daemon is:
The package contains the LXDE daemon which handles the session settings. It conforms to the FreeDesktop.Org XSettings standard.
LXSession also privides this functionality internally.
There are three methods to install lxde-settings-daemon 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-settings-daemon 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-settings-daemon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxde-settings-daemon
Install lxde-settings-daemon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lxde-settings-daemon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxde-settings-daemon
Install lxde-settings-daemon 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-settings-daemon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxde-settings-daemon
How To Uninstall lxde-settings-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lxde-settings-daemon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxde-settings-daemon
Uninstall lxde-settings-daemon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxde-settings-daemon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxde-settings-daemon
Remove lxde-settings-daemon Configurations and Data
To remove lxde-settings-daemon configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxde-settings-daemon
Remove lxde-settings-daemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxde-settings-daemon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxde-settings-daemon
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxde-settings-daemon package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
