How To Install xmobar on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmobar on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xmobar
xmobar is:
xmobar is a lightweight text-based status bar for X11 desktops written in Haskell and designed to work with (but not limited to) xmonad. It has a variety of plugins allowing the display of system-related data and an extensible architecture that makes it easy to write one’s own plugins. xmobar supports displaying UTF-8 text and using TrueType fonts via Xft.
There are three methods to install xmobar 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 xmobar Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xmobar using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xmobar
Install xmobar Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xmobar using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xmobar
Install xmobar 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 xmobar using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xmobar
How To Uninstall xmobar on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xmobar package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xmobar
Uninstall xmobar And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xmobar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmobar
Remove xmobar Configurations and Data
To remove xmobar configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xmobar
Remove xmobar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xmobar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmobar
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmobar package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
