How To Install example-content on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install example-content on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is example-content
example-content is:
For each desktop application in the default install where it is practical, there is at least one piece of example content. This is valuable for testing, experimentation and demonstration of Ubuntu (especially the live CD). These examples should be small but meaningful, and easily discoverable.
There are three methods to install example-content 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 example-content Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install example-content using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install example-content
Install example-content Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install example-content using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install example-content
Install example-content 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 example-content using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install example-content
How To Uninstall example-content on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the example-content package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove example-content
Uninstall example-content And Its Dependencies
To uninstall example-content and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove example-content
Remove example-content Configurations and Data
To remove example-content configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge example-content
Remove example-content configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove example-content configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge example-content
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install example-content package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
