How To Install vdesk on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdesk on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vdesk
vdesk is:
vdesk takes the task of managing virtual desktops away from the window manager and implements an easy to use interface to those desktops. Aimed to be used in lightweight window managers that do not provide the functionality natively.
There are three methods to install vdesk 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 vdesk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vdesk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vdesk
Install vdesk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vdesk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vdesk
Install vdesk 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 vdesk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vdesk
How To Uninstall vdesk on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vdesk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vdesk
Uninstall vdesk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vdesk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdesk
Remove vdesk Configurations and Data
To remove vdesk configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vdesk
Remove vdesk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vdesk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdesk
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdesk package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
