How To Install wmaker-data 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 wmaker-data on Ubuntu.
What is wmaker-data
wmaker-data is:
They all have a basic NeXTSTEP-like look and feel. These icons are placed where the WindowMaker package expects them by default. In fact, the wmaker package is set up to use this icons by default.
These icons are free in the DFSG sense.
There are three methods to install wmaker-data 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 wmaker-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wmaker-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wmaker-data
Install wmaker-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wmaker-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wmaker-data
Install wmaker-data 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 wmaker-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wmaker-data
How To Uninstall wmaker-data on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the wmaker-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wmaker-data
Uninstall wmaker-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wmaker-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmaker-data
Remove wmaker-data Configurations and Data
To remove wmaker-data configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wmaker-data
Remove wmaker-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wmaker-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmaker-data
Dependencies
wmaker-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmaker-data package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.