How To Install xapp 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 xapp on Ubuntu.

What is `xapp`

xapp is:

Xapp provides components which are common to multiple desktop environments and required to implement cross-DE solutions.

This package contains a gtk module and sn-watcher binary

There are three methods to install xapp 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 xapp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xapp

Install xapp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xapp

Install xapp 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 xapp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xapp

How To Uninstall xapp on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove xapp

Uninstall xapp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xapp

Remove xapp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xapp

Remove xapp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xapp

Dependencies

xapp have the following dependencies:

References

xapp website

Summary

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