How To Install xfce4-time-out-plugin 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-time-out-plugin on Ubuntu.

What is `xfce4-time-out-plugin`

xfce4-time-out-plugin is:

This plugin makes it possible to take periodical breaks from the computer every X minutes. During breaks it locks your screen. It optionally allows you to postpone breaks for a certain time.

There are three methods to install xfce4-time-out-plugin 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-time-out-plugin 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-time-out-plugin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xfce4-time-out-plugin

Install xfce4-time-out-plugin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xfce4-time-out-plugin

Install xfce4-time-out-plugin 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-time-out-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfce4-time-out-plugin

How To Uninstall xfce4-time-out-plugin on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the xfce4-time-out-plugin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfce4-time-out-plugin

Uninstall xfce4-time-out-plugin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfce4-time-out-plugin

Remove xfce4-time-out-plugin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xfce4-time-out-plugin

Remove xfce4-time-out-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfce4-time-out-plugin

Dependencies

xfce4-time-out-plugin have the following dependencies:

References

xfce4-time-out-plugin website

Summary

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