Package management in Xubuntu

Xubuntu ships with the bloated, clunky, slow and ugly Ubuntu Software Center. I always remove this monstrosity from my system and replace it with more sensible options that run great on old machines.

Software Center

For installing apps in the Ubuntu universe, I install Synaptic Package Manager. This is the old G of package management. I use it for updating, installing and uninstalling applications, adding and removing repositories and other package management tasks.

Synaptic Package Manager

For installing DEB files downloaded from the internet, I use GDebi. GDebi is a simple application that also fetches dependencies if needs be.

GDebi

 

To remove Ubuntu Software Manager
sudo apt-get autoremove software-center

To install Synaptic Package Manager
sudo apt-get install synaptic

To install GDebi
sudo apt-get install gdebi