How To Install ubuntu-standard on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-standard on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ubuntu-standard
ubuntu-standard is:
This package depends on all of the packages in the Ubuntu standard system. This set of packages provides a comfortable command-line Unix-like environment.
It is also used to help ensure proper upgrades, so it is recommended that it not be removed.
There are three methods to install ubuntu-standard 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-standard 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-standard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ubuntu-standard
Install ubuntu-standard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ubuntu-standard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ubuntu-standard
Install ubuntu-standard 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-standard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ubuntu-standard
How To Uninstall ubuntu-standard on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ubuntu-standard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-standard
Uninstall ubuntu-standard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ubuntu-standard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubuntu-standard
Remove ubuntu-standard Configurations and Data
To remove ubuntu-standard configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ubuntu-standard
Remove ubuntu-standard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ubuntu-standard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubuntu-standard
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-standard package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
