How To Install xfireworks 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 xfireworks on Ubuntu.
What is xfireworks
xfireworks is:
XFireworks makes fireworks in the root window on X. This is imitation of Japanese “Hanabi Taikai”. It is very popular event in Japanese summer and performed on some rivers.
There are three methods to install xfireworks 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 xfireworks Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xfireworks using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfireworks
Install xfireworks Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfireworks using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfireworks
Install xfireworks 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 xfireworks using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfireworks
How To Uninstall xfireworks on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xfireworks package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfireworks
Uninstall xfireworks And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfireworks and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfireworks
Remove xfireworks Configurations and Data
To remove xfireworks configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfireworks
Remove xfireworks configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfireworks configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfireworks
Dependencies
xfireworks have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfireworks package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.