How To Install kwin-data on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kwin-data on Ubuntu 20.04. kwin-data is KDE window manager data files KDE window manager data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kwin-data on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is kwin-data

kwin-data is:

KWin (pronounced as one syllable “kwin”) is the window manager for the KDE Plasma Desktop. It gives you complete control over your windows, making sure they’re not in the way but aid you in your task. It paints the window decoration, the bar on top of every window with (configurable) buttons like close, maximize and minimize. It also handles placing of windows and switching between them.

This package contains the data files Task: kubuntu-desktop

Package: kwin-data Architecture: all Version: 4:5.18.4.1-0ubuntu2 Priority: extra Section: universe/libs Source: kwin Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian/Kubuntu Qt/KDE Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 12309 Recommends: python3, plasma-framework, qml-module-qtmultimedia, qml-module-qtquick-controls, qml-module-qtquick-layouts, qml-module-qtquick-virtualkeyboard, qml-module-qtquick-window2, qml-module-qtquick2 Breaks: kde-l10n-ar (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ast (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-bg (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-bs (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ca (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-cavalencia (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-cs (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-da (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-de (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-el (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-engb (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-eo (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-es (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-et (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-eu (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-fa (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-fi (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-fr (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ga (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-gl (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-he (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-hi (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-hr (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-hu (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ia (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-id (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-is (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-it (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ja (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-kk (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-km (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ko (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-lt (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-lv (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-mr (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-nb (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-nds (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-nl (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-nn (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-pa (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-pl (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-pt (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ptbr (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ro (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ru (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-sk (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-sl (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-sr (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-sv (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-tr (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ug (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-uk (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-wa (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-zhcn (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-zhtw (« 4:4.14.0-2) Replaces: kde-l10n-ar (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ast (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-bg (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-bs (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ca (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-cavalencia (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-cs (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-da (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-de (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-el (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-engb (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-eo (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-es (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-et (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-eu (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-fa (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-fi (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-fr (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ga (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-gl (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-he (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-hi (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-hr (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-hu (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ia (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-id (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-is (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-it (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ja (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-kk (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-km (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ko (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-lt (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-lv (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-mr (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-nb (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-nds (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-nl (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-nn (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-pa (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-pl (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-pt (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ptbr (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ro (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ru (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-sk (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-sl (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-sr (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-sv (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-tr (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-ug (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-uk (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-wa (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-zhcn (« 4:4.14.0-2), kde-l10n-zhtw (« 4:4.14.0-2) Filename: pool/universe/k/kwin/kwin-data_5.18.4.1-0ubuntu2_all.deb Size: 3654960 MD5sum: d1a38a59f6f0e4d6f40f4928c0a1450a SHA1: a3665e295c84e2008b88cec62f4da55141b95e2c SHA256: dd6f2c553d762f5db3a13f7241082c8b5185ccc67819f0f7155138f60fc03520 Homepage: https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/workspace/kwin Description-en: KDE window manager data files KWin (pronounced as one syllable “kwin”) is the window manager for the KDE Plasma Desktop. It gives you complete control over your windows, making sure they’re not in the way but aid you in your task. It paints the window decoration, the bar on top of every window with (configurable) buttons like close, maximize and minimize. It also handles placing of windows and switching between them.

This package contains the data files Task: kubuntu-desktop

There are three methods to install kwin-data on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-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 kwin-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kwin-data

Install kwin-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kwin-data

Install kwin-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 kwin-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kwin-data

How To Uninstall kwin-data on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove kwin-data

Uninstall kwin-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kwin-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kwin-data

Remove kwin-data Configurations and Data

To remove kwin-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kwin-data

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kwin-data package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.