How To Install matchbox-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install matchbox-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is matchbox-common
matchbox-common is:
This package contains files used by several Matchbox Project applications.
Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.
There are three methods to install matchbox-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 matchbox-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 matchbox-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install matchbox-common
Install matchbox-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install matchbox-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install matchbox-common
Install matchbox-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 matchbox-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install matchbox-common
How To Uninstall matchbox-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the matchbox-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove matchbox-common
Uninstall matchbox-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall matchbox-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove matchbox-common
Remove matchbox-common Configurations and Data
To remove matchbox-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge matchbox-common
Remove matchbox-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove matchbox-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge matchbox-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install matchbox-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
