How To Install unity-scopes-master-default on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install unity-scopes-master-default on Ubuntu 18.04. unity-scopes-master-default is Home scope that aggregates results from multiple scopes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install unity-scopes-master-default on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is unity-scopes-master-default

unity-scopes-master-default is:

A scope that aggregates results from multiple scopes and Server Scopes for Home Lens view in the Unity Dash.

This package contains the master scopes definition that can be handled by the home scope service.

There are three methods to install unity-scopes-master-default 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 unity-scopes-master-default Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install unity-scopes-master-default using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install unity-scopes-master-default

Install unity-scopes-master-default Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install unity-scopes-master-default using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install unity-scopes-master-default

Install unity-scopes-master-default 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 unity-scopes-master-default using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install unity-scopes-master-default

How To Uninstall unity-scopes-master-default on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the unity-scopes-master-default package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove unity-scopes-master-default

Uninstall unity-scopes-master-default And Its Dependencies

To uninstall unity-scopes-master-default and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove unity-scopes-master-default

Remove unity-scopes-master-default Configurations and Data

To remove unity-scopes-master-default configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge unity-scopes-master-default

Remove unity-scopes-master-default configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove unity-scopes-master-default configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge unity-scopes-master-default

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Summary

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