How To Install xfpanel-switch on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfpanel-switch on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xfpanel-switch
xfpanel-switch is:
Xfce Panel Switch (xfpanel-switch) is a simple application to manage Xfce panel layouts. This tool makes it possible to backup, restore, import, and export these panel layouts.
There are three methods to install xfpanel-switch 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 xfpanel-switch Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xfpanel-switch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfpanel-switch
Install xfpanel-switch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfpanel-switch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfpanel-switch
Install xfpanel-switch 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 xfpanel-switch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfpanel-switch
How To Uninstall xfpanel-switch on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xfpanel-switch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfpanel-switch
Uninstall xfpanel-switch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfpanel-switch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfpanel-switch
Remove xfpanel-switch Configurations and Data
To remove xfpanel-switch configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfpanel-switch
Remove xfpanel-switch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfpanel-switch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfpanel-switch
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfpanel-switch package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
