How To Install libkwineffects12 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkwineffects12 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libkwineffects12
libkwineffects12 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. Task: kubuntu-desktop
Package: libkwineffects12 Architecture: amd64 Version: 4:5.18.4.1-0ubuntu2 Priority: optional 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: 295 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libkf5configcore5 (>= 4.97.0), libkf5coreaddons5 (>= 4.99.0), libkf5declarative5 (>= 5.12.0), libkwinglutils12 (>= 4:5.17.80), libkwinxrenderutils12 (>= 4:5.1.95+git20150122), libqt5core5a (>= 5.12.2), libqt5gui5 (>= 5.12.2) | libqt5gui5-gles (>= 5.12.2), libqt5quick5 (>= 5.10.0) | libqt5quick5-gles (>= 5.10.0), libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.9.0~), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libxcb-xfixes0 Breaks: libkwineffects10, libkwineffects11, libkwineffects5 (« 4:5.2.0), libkwineffects6 (« 4:5.4.1+git20150907), libkwineffects7 (« 4:5.5.80+git20160203), libkwineffects8, libkwineffects9 Replaces: libkwineffects10, libkwineffects11, libkwineffects5 (« 4:5.2.0), libkwineffects6 (« 4:5.4.1+git20150907), libkwineffects7 (« 4:5.5.80+git20160203), libkwineffects8, libkwineffects9 Filename: pool/universe/k/kwin/libkwineffects12_5.18.4.1-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb Size: 73684 MD5sum: b868bde3637186fc9b50e2ed014e9f6b SHA1: 3809c3c8098993cfee822c5c49ee53b05e3625c1 SHA256: c1d46b034d5e8088e49c9f4ffa5ce5515759ff07cd62e179a241e049af6c9d29 Homepage: https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/workspace/kwin Description-en: KDE window manager effects library 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. Task: kubuntu-desktop
There are three methods to install libkwineffects12 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 libkwineffects12 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkwineffects12 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkwineffects12
Install libkwineffects12 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkwineffects12 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkwineffects12
Install libkwineffects12 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 libkwineffects12 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkwineffects12
How To Uninstall libkwineffects12 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libkwineffects12 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkwineffects12
Uninstall libkwineffects12 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkwineffects12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkwineffects12
Remove libkwineffects12 Configurations and Data
To remove libkwineffects12 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkwineffects12
Remove libkwineffects12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkwineffects12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkwineffects12
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkwineffects12 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
