How To Install xfce4-panel 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 xfce4-panel on Ubuntu.

What is `xfce4-panel`

xfce4-panel is:

This is the panel provided by the Xfce4 desktop project. If you want a multi-functional panel that can even handle plugins and the like, xfce4-panel might be worth a try.

There are three methods to install xfce4-panel 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 xfce4-panel Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-panel using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xfce4-panel

Install xfce4-panel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-panel using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfce4-panel

Install xfce4-panel 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 xfce4-panel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfce4-panel

How To Uninstall xfce4-panel on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the xfce4-panel package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfce4-panel

Uninstall xfce4-panel And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xfce4-panel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfce4-panel

Remove xfce4-panel Configurations and Data

To remove xfce4-panel configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfce4-panel

Remove xfce4-panel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xfce4-panel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfce4-panel

Dependencies

xfce4-panel have the following dependencies:

References

xfce4-panel website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-panel package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.