How To Install xfe-i18n on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfe-i18n on Ubuntu 18.04. xfe-i18n is lightweight file manager for X11 (i18n support)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfe-i18n on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is xfe-i18n

xfe-i18n is:

Xfe is based on the popular but discontinued X Win Commander. It is desktop independent and is written using the C++ Fox Toolkit. Its appearance is similar to the Windows file-manager Total Commander or Windows Explorer. It is very fast and simple.

This package provides support many locales for non-English interfaces.

There are three methods to install xfe-i18n 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 xfe-i18n Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xfe-i18n using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xfe-i18n

Install xfe-i18n Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfe-i18n using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfe-i18n

Install xfe-i18n 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 xfe-i18n using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfe-i18n

How To Uninstall xfe-i18n on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the xfe-i18n package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfe-i18n

Uninstall xfe-i18n And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xfe-i18n and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfe-i18n

Remove xfe-i18n Configurations and Data

To remove xfe-i18n configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfe-i18n

Remove xfe-i18n configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xfe-i18n configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfe-i18n

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfe-i18n package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.