How To Install xfce4-taskmanager on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-taskmanager on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is xfce4-taskmanager
xfce4-taskmanager is:
A GUI application for monitoring and controlling running processes, written for Xfce. Its features include:
- support for Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD and OpenSolaris
- monitors the CPU and memory usage
- tree view columns can be reordered
- display window icons/names. Task: xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop
There are three methods to install xfce4-taskmanager 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 xfce4-taskmanager Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-taskmanager using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfce4-taskmanager
Install xfce4-taskmanager Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-taskmanager using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfce4-taskmanager
Install xfce4-taskmanager 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 xfce4-taskmanager using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfce4-taskmanager
How To Uninstall xfce4-taskmanager on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the xfce4-taskmanager package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfce4-taskmanager
Uninstall xfce4-taskmanager And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfce4-taskmanager and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfce4-taskmanager
Remove xfce4-taskmanager Configurations and Data
To remove xfce4-taskmanager configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfce4-taskmanager
Remove xfce4-taskmanager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfce4-taskmanager configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfce4-taskmanager
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-taskmanager package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
