How To Install xinit 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 xinit on Ubuntu.
What is xinit
xinit is:
xinit and startx are programs which facilitate starting an X server, and loading a base X session.
There are three methods to install xinit 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 xinit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xinit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xinit
Install xinit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xinit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xinit
Install xinit 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 xinit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xinit
How To Uninstall xinit on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xinit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xinit
Uninstall xinit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xinit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xinit
Remove xinit Configurations and Data
To remove xinit configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xinit
Remove xinit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xinit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xinit
Dependencies
xinit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xinit package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.