How To Install rxvt-unicode on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rxvt-unicode on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is rxvt-unicode
rxvt-unicode is:
rxvt-unicode is a modern, Unicode-aware color xterm replacement that uses significantly less memory than a conventional xterm and many other Unicode supporting terminal emulators.
It supports using multiple fonts at the same time, including Xft fonts, and client-server technology to reduce memory consumption when using multiple windows.
This package is configured with 256-color support, and TERM set to “rxvt-unicode-256color”. Any other systems you log into must have this terminfo entry installed!
There are three methods to install rxvt-unicode 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 rxvt-unicode Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rxvt-unicode using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rxvt-unicode
Install rxvt-unicode Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rxvt-unicode using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rxvt-unicode
Install rxvt-unicode 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 rxvt-unicode using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rxvt-unicode
How To Uninstall rxvt-unicode on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the rxvt-unicode package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rxvt-unicode
Uninstall rxvt-unicode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rxvt-unicode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rxvt-unicode
Remove rxvt-unicode Configurations and Data
To remove rxvt-unicode configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rxvt-unicode
Remove rxvt-unicode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rxvt-unicode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rxvt-unicode
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rxvt-unicode package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
