How To Install xdg-utils-cxx 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 xdg-utils-cxx on Ubuntu.
What is xdg-utils-cxx
xdg-utils-cxx is:
This project was started to fulfill the need of a reliable implementations of such standards in the AppImage project. It is totally standalone and only depends on the standard c++ library (stdlib).
It has been split in different modules according to the Free Desktop Standards, the current implemented ones are: - Desktop Entry 1.2 (mostly complete) - Base Dir 0.7 (draft)
There are three methods to install xdg-utils-cxx 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 xdg-utils-cxx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xdg-utils-cxx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xdg-utils-cxx
Install xdg-utils-cxx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xdg-utils-cxx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xdg-utils-cxx
Install xdg-utils-cxx 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 xdg-utils-cxx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xdg-utils-cxx
How To Uninstall xdg-utils-cxx on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xdg-utils-cxx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xdg-utils-cxx
Uninstall xdg-utils-cxx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xdg-utils-cxx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdg-utils-cxx
Remove xdg-utils-cxx Configurations and Data
To remove xdg-utils-cxx configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xdg-utils-cxx
Remove xdg-utils-cxx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xdg-utils-cxx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdg-utils-cxx
Dependencies
xdg-utils-cxx have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdg-utils-cxx package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.