How To Install dconf-service on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dconf-service on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dconf-service
dconf-service is:
DConf is a low-level key/value database designed for storing desktop environment settings.
This package contains the DConf service, which applications talk to using D-Bus in order to obtain their settings. It is mostly used by the GSettings backend.
There are three methods to install dconf-service 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 dconf-service Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dconf-service using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dconf-service
Install dconf-service Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dconf-service using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dconf-service
Install dconf-service 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 dconf-service using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dconf-service
How To Uninstall dconf-service on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dconf-service package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dconf-service
Uninstall dconf-service And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dconf-service and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dconf-service
Remove dconf-service Configurations and Data
To remove dconf-service configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dconf-service
Remove dconf-service configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dconf-service configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dconf-service
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dconf-service package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
