How To Install ubuntu-mate-wallpapers on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-mate-wallpapers on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ubuntu-mate-wallpapers
ubuntu-mate-wallpapers is:
The default Ubuntu MATE wallpapers. This is also a metapackage depending on the other default wallpapers for the current Ubuntu MATE release.
It is a metapackage.
There are three methods to install ubuntu-mate-wallpapers 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 ubuntu-mate-wallpapers Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ubuntu-mate-wallpapers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ubuntu-mate-wallpapers
Install ubuntu-mate-wallpapers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ubuntu-mate-wallpapers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ubuntu-mate-wallpapers
Install ubuntu-mate-wallpapers 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 ubuntu-mate-wallpapers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ubuntu-mate-wallpapers
How To Uninstall ubuntu-mate-wallpapers on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ubuntu-mate-wallpapers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-mate-wallpapers
Uninstall ubuntu-mate-wallpapers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ubuntu-mate-wallpapers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubuntu-mate-wallpapers
Remove ubuntu-mate-wallpapers Configurations and Data
To remove ubuntu-mate-wallpapers configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ubuntu-mate-wallpapers
Remove ubuntu-mate-wallpapers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ubuntu-mate-wallpapers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubuntu-mate-wallpapers
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-mate-wallpapers package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
