How To Install lubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is lubuntu-desktop
lubuntu-desktop is:
This metapackage depends on all components which make up the Lubuntu Desktop.
It is also used to help ensure proper upgrades, but it can be safely removed if you want to remove some applications installed by default. Task: lubuntu-desktop
There are three methods to install lubuntu-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 lubuntu-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 lubuntu-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lubuntu-desktop
Install lubuntu-desktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lubuntu-desktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lubuntu-desktop
Install lubuntu-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 lubuntu-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lubuntu-desktop
How To Uninstall lubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the lubuntu-desktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lubuntu-desktop
Uninstall lubuntu-desktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lubuntu-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lubuntu-desktop
Remove lubuntu-desktop Configurations and Data
To remove lubuntu-desktop configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lubuntu-desktop
Remove lubuntu-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lubuntu-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lubuntu-desktop
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lubuntu-desktop package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
