How To Install xwayland-hwe-16.04 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xwayland-hwe-16.04 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xwayland-hwe-16.04
xwayland-hwe-16.04 is:
This is used for upgrading from 16.04 to 18.04.
There are three methods to install xwayland-hwe-16.04 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 xwayland-hwe-16.04 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xwayland-hwe-16.04 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xwayland-hwe-16.04
Install xwayland-hwe-16.04 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xwayland-hwe-16.04 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xwayland-hwe-16.04
Install xwayland-hwe-16.04 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 xwayland-hwe-16.04 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xwayland-hwe-16.04
How To Uninstall xwayland-hwe-16.04 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xwayland-hwe-16.04 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xwayland-hwe-16.04
Uninstall xwayland-hwe-16.04 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xwayland-hwe-16.04 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xwayland-hwe-16.04
Remove xwayland-hwe-16.04 Configurations and Data
To remove xwayland-hwe-16.04 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xwayland-hwe-16.04
Remove xwayland-hwe-16.04 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xwayland-hwe-16.04 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xwayland-hwe-16.04
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xwayland-hwe-16.04 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
