How To Install backstep on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install backstep on Ubuntu 22.04. backstep is Draws icons for minimized windows on your desktop

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install backstep on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is backstep

backstep is:

Backstep is a program that draws icons for minimized windows on your desktop. It doesn’t depend on the window manager or on a desktop-drawing program. It is meant to work with window managers that are EWHM compliant.

Known Window Manager Support: * Metacity: known for sure to work * Xfwm4: known for sure to work * Fluxbox: known not to work * Kwin: partial support * Other: untested

There are three methods to install backstep on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install backstep Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install backstep

Install backstep Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install backstep using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install backstep

Install backstep 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 backstep using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install backstep

How To Uninstall backstep on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the backstep package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove backstep

Uninstall backstep And Its Dependencies

To uninstall backstep and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove backstep

Remove backstep Configurations and Data

To remove backstep configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge backstep

Remove backstep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge backstep

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install backstep package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.