How To Install gnome-packagekit on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-packagekit on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gnome-packagekit
gnome-packagekit is:
PackageKit allows performing simple software management tasks over a DBus interface e.g. refreshing the cache, updating, installing and removing software packages or searching for multimedia codecs and file handlers.
This package contains a GTK+ based application for package installation and removal, an application to view system updates, a simple repository editor and PackageKit configuration tool and a viewer for package installation history.
There are three methods to install gnome-packagekit 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-packagekit 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-packagekit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-packagekit
Install gnome-packagekit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-packagekit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-packagekit
Install gnome-packagekit 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-packagekit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-packagekit
How To Uninstall gnome-packagekit on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gnome-packagekit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-packagekit
Uninstall gnome-packagekit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-packagekit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-packagekit
Remove gnome-packagekit Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-packagekit configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-packagekit
Remove gnome-packagekit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-packagekit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-packagekit
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-packagekit package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
