How To Install app-install-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install app-install-data on Ubuntu 18.04. app-install-data is Ubuntu applications (data files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install app-install-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is app-install-data

app-install-data is:

This package contains the Ubuntu specific application data and icons for software-center (and similar tools).

There are three methods to install app-install-data 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 app-install-data Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install app-install-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install app-install-data

Install app-install-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install app-install-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install app-install-data

Install app-install-data 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 app-install-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install app-install-data

How To Uninstall app-install-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the app-install-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove app-install-data

Uninstall app-install-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall app-install-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove app-install-data

Remove app-install-data Configurations and Data

To remove app-install-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge app-install-data

Remove app-install-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove app-install-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge app-install-data

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install app-install-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.