How To Install xfconf 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 xfconf on Ubuntu.
What is xfconf
xfconf is:
xfconf contains xfconfd and xfconf-query.
- xfconfd handles the Xfce settings storage
- xfconf-query enables users to tune settings from command line
There are three methods to install xfconf 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 xfconf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xfconf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfconf
Install xfconf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfconf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfconf
Install xfconf 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 xfconf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfconf
How To Uninstall xfconf on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xfconf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfconf
Uninstall xfconf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfconf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfconf
Remove xfconf Configurations and Data
To remove xfconf configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfconf
Remove xfconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfconf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfconf
Dependencies
xfconf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfconf package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.