How To Install ubuntustudio-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntustudio-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04. ubuntustudio-desktop is Ubuntu Studio Desktop Package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntustudio-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ubuntustudio-desktop

ubuntustudio-desktop is:

Ubuntu Studio is a multimedia creation flavor of Ubuntu for the Linux audio, video, and graphic enthusiast or professional.

This package will install the full Ubuntu Studio desktop environment.

There are three methods to install ubuntustudio-desktop 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 ubuntustudio-desktop Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ubuntustudio-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ubuntustudio-desktop

Install ubuntustudio-desktop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ubuntustudio-desktop using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ubuntustudio-desktop

Install ubuntustudio-desktop 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 ubuntustudio-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ubuntustudio-desktop

How To Uninstall ubuntustudio-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ubuntustudio-desktop package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ubuntustudio-desktop

Uninstall ubuntustudio-desktop And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubuntustudio-desktop

Remove ubuntustudio-desktop Configurations and Data

To remove ubuntustudio-desktop configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ubuntustudio-desktop

Remove ubuntustudio-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ubuntustudio-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubuntustudio-desktop

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Summary

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