How To Install matchbox-window-manager on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install matchbox-window-manager on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is matchbox-window-manager
matchbox-window-manager is:
Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.
This package contains the Matchbox window manager.
There are three methods to install matchbox-window-manager 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 matchbox-window-manager Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install matchbox-window-manager using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install matchbox-window-manager
Install matchbox-window-manager Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install matchbox-window-manager using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install matchbox-window-manager
Install matchbox-window-manager 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 matchbox-window-manager using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install matchbox-window-manager
How To Uninstall matchbox-window-manager on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the matchbox-window-manager package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove matchbox-window-manager
Uninstall matchbox-window-manager And Its Dependencies
To uninstall matchbox-window-manager and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove matchbox-window-manager
Remove matchbox-window-manager Configurations and Data
To remove matchbox-window-manager configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge matchbox-window-manager
Remove matchbox-window-manager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove matchbox-window-manager configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge matchbox-window-manager
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install matchbox-window-manager package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
