How To Install sawfish-lisp-source on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sawfish-lisp-source on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sawfish-lisp-source
sawfish-lisp-source is:
This package contains the lisp source files in case you want to modify, study or debug the behaviour of the window manager.
It is not required for normal use of sawfish and not installing it will save space in small systems.
There are three methods to install sawfish-lisp-source 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 sawfish-lisp-source Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sawfish-lisp-source using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sawfish-lisp-source
Install sawfish-lisp-source Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sawfish-lisp-source using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sawfish-lisp-source
Install sawfish-lisp-source 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 sawfish-lisp-source using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sawfish-lisp-source
How To Uninstall sawfish-lisp-source on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sawfish-lisp-source package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sawfish-lisp-source
Uninstall sawfish-lisp-source And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sawfish-lisp-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sawfish-lisp-source
Remove sawfish-lisp-source Configurations and Data
To remove sawfish-lisp-source configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sawfish-lisp-source
Remove sawfish-lisp-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sawfish-lisp-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sawfish-lisp-source
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sawfish-lisp-source package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
