How To Install xfce4-terminal on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-terminal on Ubuntu 20.04. xfce4-terminal is Xfce terminal emulator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-terminal on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is xfce4-terminal

xfce4-terminal is:

This package contains Terminal, which is a lightweight and easy to use terminal emulator for X11. It was created to fit nicely into the Xfce desktop environment, but it also fits nice with other environments. Task: xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop

There are three methods to install xfce4-terminal 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-terminal 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-terminal using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xfce4-terminal

Install xfce4-terminal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-terminal using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfce4-terminal

Install xfce4-terminal 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-terminal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfce4-terminal

How To Uninstall xfce4-terminal on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the xfce4-terminal package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfce4-terminal

Uninstall xfce4-terminal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xfce4-terminal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfce4-terminal

Remove xfce4-terminal Configurations and Data

To remove xfce4-terminal configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfce4-terminal

Remove xfce4-terminal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xfce4-terminal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfce4-terminal

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-terminal package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.