How To Install xprintidle on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xprintidle on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xprintidle
xprintidle is:
xprintidle is a utility that queries the X server for the user’s idle time and prints it to stdout (in milliseconds).
There are three methods to install xprintidle 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 xprintidle Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xprintidle using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xprintidle
Install xprintidle Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xprintidle using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xprintidle
Install xprintidle 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 xprintidle using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xprintidle
How To Uninstall xprintidle on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xprintidle package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xprintidle
Uninstall xprintidle And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xprintidle and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xprintidle
Remove xprintidle Configurations and Data
To remove xprintidle configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xprintidle
Remove xprintidle configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xprintidle configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xprintidle
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xprintidle package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
