How To Install xubuntu-desktop 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 xubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu.
What is xubuntu-desktop
xubuntu-desktop is:
This package depends on all of the packages in the Xubuntu desktop system
It is safe to remove this package if some of the desktop system packages are not desired.
There are three methods to install xubuntu-desktop 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 xubuntu-desktop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xubuntu-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xubuntu-desktop
Install xubuntu-desktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xubuntu-desktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xubuntu-desktop
Install xubuntu-desktop 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 xubuntu-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xubuntu-desktop
How To Uninstall xubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xubuntu-desktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xubuntu-desktop
Uninstall xubuntu-desktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xubuntu-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xubuntu-desktop
Remove xubuntu-desktop Configurations and Data
To remove xubuntu-desktop configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xubuntu-desktop
Remove xubuntu-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xubuntu-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xubuntu-desktop
Dependencies
xubuntu-desktop have the following dependencies:
- alsa-base
- alsa-utils
- anacron
- bc
- ca-certificates
- dmz-cursor-theme
- doc-base
- fonts-dejavu-core
- fonts-freefont-ttf
- foomatic-db-compressed-ppds
- ghostscript-x
- gnome-software
- gtk2-engines-pixbuf
- inputattach
- language-selector-common
- language-selector-gnome
- libasound2-plugins
- libsasl2-modules
- libu2f-udev
- lightdm
- lightdm-gtk-greeter
- openprinting-ppds
- printer-driver-pnm2ppa
- rfkill
- spice-vdagent
- thunar
- thunar-volman
- tumbler
- ubuntu-drivers-common
- unzip
- update-manager
- wireless-tools
- wpasupplicant
- xdg-user-dirs
- xdg-user-dirs-gtk
- xdg-utils
- xfce4-appfinder
- xfce4-notifyd
- xfce4-panel
- xfce4-session
- xfce4-settings
- xfdesktop4
- xfwm4
- xkb-data
- xorg
- xterm
- xubuntu-artwork
- xubuntu-core
- xubuntu-default-settings
- zenity
- zip
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xubuntu-desktop package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.