How To Install xdesktopwaves on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 371 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdesktopwaves on Ubuntu.
What is xdesktopwaves
xdesktopwaves is:
xdesktopwaves is a cellular automata setting the background of your X Window System under water. Windows and mouse are like ships on the sea. Each movement of these ends up in moving water waves. You can even have rain and/or storm stirring up the water.
There are three methods to install xdesktopwaves 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 xdesktopwaves Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xdesktopwaves using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xdesktopwaves
Install xdesktopwaves Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xdesktopwaves using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xdesktopwaves
Install xdesktopwaves 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 xdesktopwaves using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xdesktopwaves
How To Uninstall xdesktopwaves on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xdesktopwaves package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xdesktopwaves
Uninstall xdesktopwaves And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xdesktopwaves and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdesktopwaves
Remove xdesktopwaves Configurations and Data
To remove xdesktopwaves configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xdesktopwaves
Remove xdesktopwaves configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xdesktopwaves configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdesktopwaves
Dependencies
xdesktopwaves have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdesktopwaves package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.