How To Install xfe on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfe on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xfe
xfe 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.
The main features are: file associations, mount/umount devices, directory tree for quick cd, change file attributes, auto save registry, compressed archives view/creation/extraction, compatibility with GNOME/KDE/Xfce, and much more.
Containing a simple text editor (Xfwrite), image viewer (Xfimage) and package manager (Xfpack).
There are three methods to install xfe 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfe
Install xfe Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfe using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfe
Install xfe 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfe
How To Uninstall xfe on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xfe package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfe
Uninstall xfe And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfe
Remove xfe Configurations and Data
To remove xfe configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfe
Remove xfe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfe
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfe package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
