How To Install xfdesktop4-data on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 370 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfdesktop4-data on Ubuntu.
What is xfdesktop4-data
xfdesktop4-data is:
xfdesktop4 sets the background image, provides a right-click menu to launch applications and can optionally show files (including application launchers) or iconified windows. It includes gradient support for background color, saturation support for background image, real multiscreen and xinerama support.
This package contains architecture-independent files for xfdesktop4.
There are three methods to install xfdesktop4-data 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 xfdesktop4-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xfdesktop4-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfdesktop4-data
Install xfdesktop4-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfdesktop4-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfdesktop4-data
Install xfdesktop4-data 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 xfdesktop4-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfdesktop4-data
How To Uninstall xfdesktop4-data on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xfdesktop4-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfdesktop4-data
Uninstall xfdesktop4-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfdesktop4-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfdesktop4-data
Remove xfdesktop4-data Configurations and Data
To remove xfdesktop4-data configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfdesktop4-data
Remove xfdesktop4-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfdesktop4-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfdesktop4-data
Dependencies
xfdesktop4-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfdesktop4-data package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.