How To Install kubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is kubuntu-desktop
kubuntu-desktop is:
This package depends on all of the packages in the Kubuntu desktop system. Installing this package will include the default Kubuntu Plasma Desktop and applications.
It is safe to remove this package if some of the desktop system packages are not desired. Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full
There are three methods to install kubuntu-desktop 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 kubuntu-desktop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kubuntu-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kubuntu-desktop
Install kubuntu-desktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kubuntu-desktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kubuntu-desktop
Install kubuntu-desktop 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 kubuntu-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kubuntu-desktop
How To Uninstall kubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the kubuntu-desktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kubuntu-desktop
Uninstall kubuntu-desktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kubuntu-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kubuntu-desktop
Remove kubuntu-desktop Configurations and Data
To remove kubuntu-desktop configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kubuntu-desktop
Remove kubuntu-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kubuntu-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kubuntu-desktop
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kubuntu-desktop package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
