How To Install xsettingsd 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 xsettingsd on Ubuntu.
What is xsettingsd
xsettingsd is:
xsettingsd is a daemon that implements the XSETTINGS specification. It is intended to be small, fast, and minimally dependent on other libraries. It can serve as an alternative to gnome-settings-daemon for users who are not using the GNOME desktop environment but who still run GTK+ applications and want to configure things such as themes, font antialiasing/hinting, and UI sound effects.
There are three methods to install xsettingsd 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 xsettingsd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xsettingsd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xsettingsd
Install xsettingsd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xsettingsd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xsettingsd
Install xsettingsd 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 xsettingsd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xsettingsd
How To Uninstall xsettingsd on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xsettingsd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xsettingsd
Uninstall xsettingsd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xsettingsd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xsettingsd
Remove xsettingsd Configurations and Data
To remove xsettingsd configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xsettingsd
Remove xsettingsd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xsettingsd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xsettingsd
Dependencies
xsettingsd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xsettingsd package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.