How To Install libkwineffects11 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libkwineffects11 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libkwineffects11 is KDE window manager effects library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkwineffects11 on Debian 10.

What is libkwineffects11

libkwineffects11 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 is part of the KDE base workspace module.

There are three methods to install libkwineffects11 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libkwineffects11 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkwineffects11 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkwineffects11

Install libkwineffects11 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkwineffects11 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkwineffects11

Install libkwineffects11 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libkwineffects11 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkwineffects11

How To Uninstall libkwineffects11 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libkwineffects11 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkwineffects11

Uninstall libkwineffects11 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkwineffects11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkwineffects11

Remove libkwineffects11 Configurations and Data

To remove libkwineffects11 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkwineffects11

Remove libkwineffects11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkwineffects11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkwineffects11

Dependencies

libkwineffects11 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkwineffects11 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.