How To Install kwin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kwin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kwin
kwin is:
This package is a transitional dummy to depend on the renamed kwin-x11 and can be removed.
There are three methods to install kwin on Ubuntu 18.04. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kwin
Install kwin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kwin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kwin
Install kwin 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kwin
How To Uninstall kwin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kwin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kwin
Uninstall kwin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kwin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kwin
Remove kwin Configurations and Data
To remove kwin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kwin
Remove kwin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kwin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kwin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kwin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
