How To Install obconf-qt on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install obconf-qt on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is obconf-qt
obconf-qt is:
obconf-qt is an utility to configure openbox with a Qt interface.
This package contain the application files.
There are three methods to install obconf-qt 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 obconf-qt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install obconf-qt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install obconf-qt
Install obconf-qt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install obconf-qt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install obconf-qt
Install obconf-qt 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 obconf-qt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install obconf-qt
How To Uninstall obconf-qt on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the obconf-qt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove obconf-qt
Uninstall obconf-qt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall obconf-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove obconf-qt
Remove obconf-qt Configurations and Data
To remove obconf-qt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge obconf-qt
Remove obconf-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove obconf-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge obconf-qt
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install obconf-qt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
