How To Install eog-plugin-fullscreen-background on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install eog-plugin-fullscreen-background on Ubuntu 18.04. eog-plugin-fullscreen-background is Fullscreen Background plugin for GNOME Image Viewer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install eog-plugin-fullscreen-background on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is eog-plugin-fullscreen-background

eog-plugin-fullscreen-background is:

eog-plugins contain a set of plugins for eog, the GNOME Image Viewer.

This plugin enables changing the background color for fullscreen mode.

There are three methods to install eog-plugin-fullscreen-background 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 eog-plugin-fullscreen-background Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install eog-plugin-fullscreen-background using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install eog-plugin-fullscreen-background

Install eog-plugin-fullscreen-background Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install eog-plugin-fullscreen-background using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install eog-plugin-fullscreen-background

Install eog-plugin-fullscreen-background 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 eog-plugin-fullscreen-background using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install eog-plugin-fullscreen-background

How To Uninstall eog-plugin-fullscreen-background on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the eog-plugin-fullscreen-background package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove eog-plugin-fullscreen-background

Uninstall eog-plugin-fullscreen-background And Its Dependencies

To uninstall eog-plugin-fullscreen-background and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove eog-plugin-fullscreen-background

Remove eog-plugin-fullscreen-background Configurations and Data

To remove eog-plugin-fullscreen-background configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge eog-plugin-fullscreen-background

Remove eog-plugin-fullscreen-background configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove eog-plugin-fullscreen-background configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eog-plugin-fullscreen-background

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Summary

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