How To Install wallpaper on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wallpaper on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wallpaper
wallpaper is:
This script tests if an image is usable as a desktop wallpaper. A list of image types and a minimum and a maximum width and aspect ratio can be specified. If a file passes all the tests, it is returned to stdout.
There are three methods to install wallpaper 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 wallpaper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wallpaper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wallpaper
Install wallpaper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wallpaper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wallpaper
Install wallpaper 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 wallpaper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wallpaper
How To Uninstall wallpaper on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wallpaper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wallpaper
Uninstall wallpaper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wallpaper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wallpaper
Remove wallpaper Configurations and Data
To remove wallpaper configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wallpaper
Remove wallpaper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wallpaper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wallpaper
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wallpaper package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
