How To Install xmountains on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 369 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmountains on Ubuntu.
What is xmountains
xmountains is:
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There are three methods to install xmountains 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 xmountains Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xmountains using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xmountains
Install xmountains Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xmountains using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xmountains
Install xmountains 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 xmountains using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xmountains
How To Uninstall xmountains on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xmountains package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xmountains
Uninstall xmountains And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xmountains and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmountains
Remove xmountains Configurations and Data
To remove xmountains configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xmountains
Remove xmountains configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xmountains configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmountains
Dependencies
xmountains have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmountains package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.