How To Install x-tile 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 x-tile on Ubuntu.
What is x-tile
x-tile is:
X-tile is an application that allows you to select a number of windows and tile them in different ways. Works on any X desktop.
Main features include:
- Several tiling geometries
- Undo tiling
- Invert tiling order
- Optional system tray docking and menu
- Filter to exclude windows
- Filter to include windows by default
- Command line interface
There are three methods to install x-tile 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 x-tile Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install x-tile using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install x-tile
Install x-tile Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install x-tile using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install x-tile
Install x-tile 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 x-tile using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install x-tile
How To Uninstall x-tile on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the x-tile package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove x-tile
Uninstall x-tile And Its Dependencies
To uninstall x-tile and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove x-tile
Remove x-tile Configurations and Data
To remove x-tile configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge x-tile
Remove x-tile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove x-tile configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x-tile
Dependencies
x-tile have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install x-tile package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.