Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install afterstep-data on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is afterstep-data
afterstep-data is:
AfterStep is a window manager based on FVWM which attempts to emulate
the NEXTSTEP look and feel, while retaining the configurability of its
predecessor. Note that this window manager makes extensive use of the
color palette. If you have only an 8-bit color display, it will run
as packaged, but you may want to modify the configuration to use fewer
colors.
The package contains data and configuration files needed by AfterStep.
There are three methods to install afterstep-data on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install afterstep-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install afterstep-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install afterstep-data
Install afterstep-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install afterstep-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install afterstep-data
Install afterstep-data 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 afterstep-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install afterstep-data
How To Uninstall afterstep-data on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the afterstep-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove afterstep-data
Uninstall afterstep-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall afterstep-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove afterstep-data
Remove afterstep-data Configurations and Data
To remove afterstep-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge afterstep-data
Remove afterstep-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove afterstep-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge afterstep-data
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install afterstep-data package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
