How To Install desktop-base on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install desktop-base on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is desktop-base
desktop-base is:
This package contains various miscellaneous files which are used by Debian Desktop installations. Currently, it provides some Debian-related artwork and themes, .desktop files containing links to Debian related material (suitable for placement on a user’s desktop), and other common files between the available desktop environments such as GNOME and KDE.
There are three methods to install desktop-base 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 desktop-base Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install desktop-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install desktop-base
Install desktop-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install desktop-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install desktop-base
Install desktop-base 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 desktop-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install desktop-base
How To Uninstall desktop-base on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the desktop-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove desktop-base
Uninstall desktop-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall desktop-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove desktop-base
Remove desktop-base Configurations and Data
To remove desktop-base configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge desktop-base
Remove desktop-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove desktop-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge desktop-base
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install desktop-base package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
