How To Install libdecoration0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecoration0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libdecoration0-dev
libdecoration0-dev is:
The window decoration library is responsible for drawing the window borders and title bar of windows managed by Compiz. It is used by window decorators like gtk-window-decorator.
This package contains files required for developing window decorators compatible with Compiz.
There are three methods to install libdecoration0-dev 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 libdecoration0-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdecoration0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdecoration0-dev
Install libdecoration0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdecoration0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdecoration0-dev
Install libdecoration0-dev 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 libdecoration0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdecoration0-dev
How To Uninstall libdecoration0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libdecoration0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdecoration0-dev
Uninstall libdecoration0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdecoration0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdecoration0-dev
Remove libdecoration0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdecoration0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdecoration0-dev
Remove libdecoration0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdecoration0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdecoration0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecoration0-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
