How To Install xbitmaps on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xbitmaps on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xbitmaps
xbitmaps is:
This package contains the base X bitmaps, which are used in many legacy X clients.
There are three methods to install xbitmaps 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 xbitmaps Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xbitmaps using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xbitmaps
Install xbitmaps Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xbitmaps using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xbitmaps
Install xbitmaps 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 xbitmaps using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xbitmaps
How To Uninstall xbitmaps on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xbitmaps package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xbitmaps
Uninstall xbitmaps And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xbitmaps and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xbitmaps
Remove xbitmaps Configurations and Data
To remove xbitmaps configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xbitmaps
Remove xbitmaps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xbitmaps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xbitmaps
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xbitmaps package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
