How To Install classmate-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install classmate-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is classmate-tools
classmate-tools is:
Specific GUI tools for the classmatePC desktop, this includes a little applet to switch to an 800x600 virtual screen.
There are three methods to install classmate-tools 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 classmate-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install classmate-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install classmate-tools
Install classmate-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install classmate-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install classmate-tools
Install classmate-tools 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 classmate-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install classmate-tools
How To Uninstall classmate-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the classmate-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove classmate-tools
Uninstall classmate-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall classmate-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove classmate-tools
Remove classmate-tools Configurations and Data
To remove classmate-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge classmate-tools
Remove classmate-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove classmate-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge classmate-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install classmate-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
