How To Install xrootconsole on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootconsole on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xrootconsole
xrootconsole is:
Xrootconsole redirects its input to a transparent (and optionally shaded) window on the root window. It supports displaying UTF-8 and ANSI-colors, e.g. those generated with “ccze -A” or “loco”.
There are three methods to install xrootconsole 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 xrootconsole Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xrootconsole using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xrootconsole
Install xrootconsole Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xrootconsole using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xrootconsole
Install xrootconsole 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 xrootconsole using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xrootconsole
How To Uninstall xrootconsole on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xrootconsole package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xrootconsole
Uninstall xrootconsole And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xrootconsole and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xrootconsole
Remove xrootconsole Configurations and Data
To remove xrootconsole configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xrootconsole
Remove xrootconsole configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xrootconsole configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xrootconsole
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootconsole package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
