How To Install kwin-bismuth on Debian 12

Learn how to install kwin-bismuth on Debian 12 with this tutorial. kwin-bismuth is KDE Plasma extension for tiling windows

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kwin-bismuth on Debian 12.

What is kwin-bismuth

kwin-bismuth is:

KDE Plasma add-on, that tiles your windows automatically and lets you manage them via keyboard, similarly to i3, Sway or dwm.

There are three methods to install kwin-bismuth on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install kwin-bismuth Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kwin-bismuth using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kwin-bismuth

Install kwin-bismuth Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kwin-bismuth using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kwin-bismuth

Install kwin-bismuth 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install kwin-bismuth using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kwin-bismuth

How To Uninstall kwin-bismuth on Debian 12

To uninstall only the kwin-bismuth package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kwin-bismuth

Uninstall kwin-bismuth And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kwin-bismuth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kwin-bismuth

Remove kwin-bismuth Configurations and Data

To remove kwin-bismuth configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kwin-bismuth

Remove kwin-bismuth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kwin-bismuth configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kwin-bismuth

Dependencies

kwin-bismuth have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kwin-bismuth package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.