How To Install spacefm-common on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install spacefm-common on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is spacefm-common
spacefm-common is:
SpaceFM is a multi-panel tabbed file and desktop manager for Linux with built-in VFS, udev or HAL-based device manager, customizable menu system and bash integration.
This package contains files used by both the GTK+2 (spacefm) and GTK+3 (spacefm-gtk3) versions.
There are three methods to install spacefm-common 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 spacefm-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install spacefm-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install spacefm-common
Install spacefm-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install spacefm-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install spacefm-common
Install spacefm-common 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 spacefm-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install spacefm-common
How To Uninstall spacefm-common on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the spacefm-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove spacefm-common
Uninstall spacefm-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall spacefm-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove spacefm-common
Remove spacefm-common Configurations and Data
To remove spacefm-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge spacefm-common
Remove spacefm-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove spacefm-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spacefm-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install spacefm-common package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
