How To Install libdtkwm2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdtkwm2 on Ubuntu 18.04. libdtkwm2 is Deepin graphical user interface library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdtkwm2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdtkwm2

libdtkwm2 is:

DtkWm library is used by deepin applications to handle double screen scenario in Deepin desktop environment.

This package is part of DDE (Deepin Desktop Environment).

This package contains the shared libraries of libdtkwm.

There are three methods to install libdtkwm2 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 libdtkwm2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdtkwm2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdtkwm2

Install libdtkwm2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdtkwm2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdtkwm2

Install libdtkwm2 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 libdtkwm2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdtkwm2

How To Uninstall libdtkwm2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdtkwm2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdtkwm2

Uninstall libdtkwm2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdtkwm2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdtkwm2

Remove libdtkwm2 Configurations and Data

To remove libdtkwm2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdtkwm2

Remove libdtkwm2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdtkwm2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdtkwm2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdtkwm2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.