How To Install xfce4-notes on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-notes on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xfce4-notes
xfce4-notes is:
The notes tool provides you a simple text editor in a little window for the Xfce 4 desktop. Notes are especially useful for temporary stuff.
It supports multiple notes through a notebook. Click on the upper left corner button to open a new note.
There are three methods to install xfce4-notes 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 xfce4-notes Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-notes using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfce4-notes
Install xfce4-notes Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-notes using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfce4-notes
Install xfce4-notes 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 xfce4-notes using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfce4-notes
How To Uninstall xfce4-notes on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xfce4-notes package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfce4-notes
Uninstall xfce4-notes And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfce4-notes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfce4-notes
Remove xfce4-notes Configurations and Data
To remove xfce4-notes configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfce4-notes
Remove xfce4-notes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfce4-notes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfce4-notes
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-notes package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
