How To Install unclutter on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install unclutter on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is unclutter
unclutter is:
unclutter hides your X mouse cursor when you don’t need it, to prevent it from getting in the way. You have only to move the mouse to restore the mouse cursor.
There are three methods to install unclutter 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 unclutter Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install unclutter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install unclutter
Install unclutter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install unclutter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install unclutter
Install unclutter 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 unclutter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install unclutter
How To Uninstall unclutter on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the unclutter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove unclutter
Uninstall unclutter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall unclutter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove unclutter
Remove unclutter Configurations and Data
To remove unclutter configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge unclutter
Remove unclutter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove unclutter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge unclutter
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install unclutter package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
