How To Install comixcursors-righthanded on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install comixcursors-righthanded on Ubuntu 18.04. comixcursors-righthanded is X11 mouse pointer themes with a comic art feeling (RH, translucent)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install comixcursors-righthanded on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is comixcursors-righthanded

comixcursors-righthanded is:

ComixCursors is a set of mouse pointer themes for X11 in the style of comic-book art.

The package includes cursor themes in a wide combination of variants:

  • 6 different colors (black, blue, green, orange, red, white)
  • 4 different sizes (small, regular, large, huge)
  • 2 different weights (slim, normal)

This package installs the “original” (right-handed, translucent) ComixCursors themes.

There are three methods to install comixcursors-righthanded 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 comixcursors-righthanded Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install comixcursors-righthanded

Install comixcursors-righthanded Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install comixcursors-righthanded

Install comixcursors-righthanded 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 comixcursors-righthanded using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install comixcursors-righthanded

How To Uninstall comixcursors-righthanded on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the comixcursors-righthanded package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove comixcursors-righthanded

Uninstall comixcursors-righthanded And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove comixcursors-righthanded

Remove comixcursors-righthanded Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge comixcursors-righthanded

Remove comixcursors-righthanded configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge comixcursors-righthanded

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Summary

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