How To Install ubuntu-system-service on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-system-service on Ubuntu 18.04. ubuntu-system-service is Dbus service to set various system-wide configurations

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-system-service on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ubuntu-system-service

ubuntu-system-service is:

This package implements system wide proxy settings.

There are three methods to install ubuntu-system-service 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-system-service 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-system-service using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ubuntu-system-service

Install ubuntu-system-service Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ubuntu-system-service using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ubuntu-system-service

Install ubuntu-system-service 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-system-service using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ubuntu-system-service

How To Uninstall ubuntu-system-service on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ubuntu-system-service package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-system-service

Uninstall ubuntu-system-service And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ubuntu-system-service and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubuntu-system-service

Remove ubuntu-system-service Configurations and Data

To remove ubuntu-system-service configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ubuntu-system-service

Remove ubuntu-system-service configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ubuntu-system-service configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubuntu-system-service

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-system-service package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.