How To Install xfdashboard 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 xfdashboard on Ubuntu.

What is `xfdashboard`

xfdashboard is:

xfdashboard provides an overview of applications currently open enabling the user to switch between different applications. The search feature works like Xfce’s appfinder which makes it convenient to search for and start applications.

There are three methods to install xfdashboard 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 xfdashboard Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xfdashboard

Install xfdashboard Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfdashboard using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfdashboard

Install xfdashboard 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 xfdashboard using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfdashboard

How To Uninstall xfdashboard on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the xfdashboard package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfdashboard

Uninstall xfdashboard And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfdashboard

Remove xfdashboard Configurations and Data

To remove xfdashboard configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfdashboard

Remove xfdashboard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfdashboard

Dependencies

xfdashboard have the following dependencies:

References

xfdashboard website

Summary

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