How To Install xcolors on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcolors on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xcolors
xcolors is:
Reads the rgb.txt file that defines the color names the X server knows and displays the colors found.
There are three methods to install xcolors 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 xcolors Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xcolors using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xcolors
Install xcolors Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xcolors using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xcolors
Install xcolors 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 xcolors using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xcolors
How To Uninstall xcolors on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xcolors package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xcolors
Uninstall xcolors And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xcolors and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xcolors
Remove xcolors Configurations and Data
To remove xcolors configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xcolors
Remove xcolors configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xcolors configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xcolors
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcolors package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
