How To Install lxtask-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxtask-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. lxtask-dbg is LXDE task manager (debug)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxtask-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lxtask-dbg

lxtask-dbg is:

LXTask is a GUI application for the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE).

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install lxtask-dbg 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 lxtask-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lxtask-dbg

Install lxtask-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lxtask-dbg

Install lxtask-dbg 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 lxtask-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxtask-dbg

How To Uninstall lxtask-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the lxtask-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxtask-dbg

Uninstall lxtask-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxtask-dbg

Remove lxtask-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lxtask-dbg

Remove lxtask-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxtask-dbg

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Summary

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