How To Install ukui-desktop-environment on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ukui-desktop-environment on Ubuntu.
What is ukui-desktop-environment
ukui-desktop-environment is:
The UKUI Desktop Environment is the continuation of MATE. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.
UKUI is under active development to add support for new technologies while preserving a traditional desktop experience.
This package installs the standard set of applications that are part of the official UKUI release.
There are three methods to install ukui-desktop-environment on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ukui-desktop-environment Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ukui-desktop-environment using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ukui-desktop-environment
Install ukui-desktop-environment Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ukui-desktop-environment using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ukui-desktop-environment
Install ukui-desktop-environment 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 ukui-desktop-environment using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ukui-desktop-environment
How To Uninstall ukui-desktop-environment on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ukui-desktop-environment package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ukui-desktop-environment
Uninstall ukui-desktop-environment And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ukui-desktop-environment and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ukui-desktop-environment
Remove ukui-desktop-environment Configurations and Data
To remove ukui-desktop-environment configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ukui-desktop-environment
Remove ukui-desktop-environment configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ukui-desktop-environment configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ukui-desktop-environment
Dependencies
ukui-desktop-environment have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ukui-desktop-environment package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.