How To Install gnome-flashback on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-flashback on Ubuntu 20.04. gnome-flashback is helper application for the GNOME Flashback session helper application for the GNOME Flashback session

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-flashback on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is gnome-flashback

gnome-flashback is:

GNOME Flashback continues the traditional desktop interface which was used in GNOME 2.x, but using modern GNOME technologies.

This package provides a helper application for the GNOME Flashback desktop session. This application:

  • provides the Logout, Reboot and Shutdown dialogs;
  • provides the Sound, Bluetooth and Power tray applets;
  • implements screenshot and screencast functionality;
  • implements input source switching functionality;
  • draws desktop background and icons;
  • implements other functionality which was previously handled by gnome-settings-daemon.

Package: gnome-flashback Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.36.1-1ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: universe/gnome Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 1647 Provides: notification-daemon, polkit-1-auth-agent Depends: gnome-flashback-common (= 3.36.1-1ubuntu1), libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.29), libcairo2 (>= 1.14.0), libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.32.2), libgdm1 (>= 3.8.3), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.55.2), libgnome-bluetooth13 (>= 3.12.0), libgnome-desktop-3-19 (>= 3.17.92), libgnome-panel0 (>= 3.35.2), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.22.0), libibus-1.0-5 (>= 1.5.2), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.44.6), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpolkit-agent-1-0 (>= 0.99), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libpulse-mainloop-glib0 (>= 0.99.1), libpulse0 (>= 0.99.1), libsystemd0, libupower-glib3 (>= 0.99.0), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.2.99.901), libx11-xcb1 (>= 2:1.6.9), libxcb-randr0 (>= 1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4), libxkbfile1 (>= 1:1.1.0), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.5.0), libxxf86vm1 Recommends: dbus, gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.33.90), libpam-gnome-keyring Suggests: gnome-power-manager Filename: pool/universe/g/gnome-flashback/gnome-flashback_3.36.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 404272 MD5sum: b64a19d642d171639650d5076bc081e6 SHA1: 129234071dab1bb5dd4e4bb420644016edaa9701 SHA256: 6b4dbfd0af4ffe5aea912a9b68529e30f9b20f73e9649ec12f6fc7cb39b9a032 Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeFlashback Description-en: helper application for the GNOME Flashback session GNOME Flashback continues the traditional desktop interface which was used in GNOME 2.x, but using modern GNOME technologies.

This package provides a helper application for the GNOME Flashback desktop session. This application:

  • provides the Logout, Reboot and Shutdown dialogs;
  • provides the Sound, Bluetooth and Power tray applets;
  • implements screenshot and screencast functionality;
  • implements input source switching functionality;
  • draws desktop background and icons;
  • implements other functionality which was previously handled by gnome-settings-daemon.

There are three methods to install gnome-flashback on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gnome-flashback Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gnome-flashback using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-flashback

Install gnome-flashback Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnome-flashback using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnome-flashback

Install gnome-flashback 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 gnome-flashback using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-flashback

How To Uninstall gnome-flashback on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the gnome-flashback package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-flashback

Uninstall gnome-flashback And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-flashback and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-flashback

Remove gnome-flashback Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-flashback configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-flashback

Remove gnome-flashback configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnome-flashback configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-flashback

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-flashback package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.