How To Install exo-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install exo-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is exo-utils
exo-utils is:
This package contains the Xfce settings plugin and the utility files for libexo-2-0 which are:
- exo-csource
- exo-desktop-item-edit
- exo-open
- exo-preferred-applications
There are three methods to install exo-utils 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 exo-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install exo-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install exo-utils
Install exo-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install exo-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install exo-utils
Install exo-utils 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 exo-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install exo-utils
How To Uninstall exo-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the exo-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove exo-utils
Uninstall exo-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall exo-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove exo-utils
Remove exo-utils Configurations and Data
To remove exo-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge exo-utils
Remove exo-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove exo-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge exo-utils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install exo-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
