How To Install kwin-bismuth on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kwin-bismuth on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is kwin-bismuth
kwin-bismuth is:
KDE Plasma extension, that lets you tile your windows automatically and manage them via keyboard, just like in classical tiling window managers (i3, dwm or XMonad).
There are three methods to install kwin-bismuth 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 22.04
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 Ubuntu 22.04, 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 Ubuntu 22.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kwin-bismuth package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
