How To Install browser-plugin-spice on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install browser-plugin-spice on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is browser-plugin-spice
browser-plugin-spice is:
This package contains a mozilla browser client for interacting with SPICE servers. It is also known as spice-xpi on some platforms.
There are three methods to install browser-plugin-spice 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 browser-plugin-spice Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install browser-plugin-spice using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install browser-plugin-spice
Install browser-plugin-spice Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install browser-plugin-spice using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install browser-plugin-spice
Install browser-plugin-spice 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 browser-plugin-spice using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install browser-plugin-spice
How To Uninstall browser-plugin-spice on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the browser-plugin-spice package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove browser-plugin-spice
Uninstall browser-plugin-spice And Its Dependencies
To uninstall browser-plugin-spice and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove browser-plugin-spice
Remove browser-plugin-spice Configurations and Data
To remove browser-plugin-spice configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge browser-plugin-spice
Remove browser-plugin-spice configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove browser-plugin-spice configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge browser-plugin-spice
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install browser-plugin-spice package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
