How To Install gxmessage on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gxmessage on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gxmessage
gxmessage is:
gxmessage provides an easy way to display scriptable pop-up dialogs. Based on the GIMP Toolkit, gxmessage fits in well with desktops such as GNOME, Xfce, and ROX.
There are three methods to install gxmessage 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 gxmessage Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gxmessage using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gxmessage
Install gxmessage Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gxmessage using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gxmessage
Install gxmessage 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 gxmessage using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gxmessage
How To Uninstall gxmessage on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gxmessage package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gxmessage
Uninstall gxmessage And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gxmessage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gxmessage
Remove gxmessage Configurations and Data
To remove gxmessage configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gxmessage
Remove gxmessage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gxmessage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gxmessage
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gxmessage package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
