How To Install libkwineffects14 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libkwineffects14 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libkwineffects14 is KDE window manager effects library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkwineffects14 on Debian 12.

What is libkwineffects14

libkwineffects14 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 libkwineffects14 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libkwineffects14 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkwineffects14 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkwineffects14

Install libkwineffects14 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkwineffects14 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkwineffects14

Install libkwineffects14 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 libkwineffects14 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkwineffects14

How To Uninstall libkwineffects14 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libkwineffects14 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkwineffects14

Uninstall libkwineffects14 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkwineffects14 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkwineffects14

Remove libkwineffects14 Configurations and Data

To remove libkwineffects14 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkwineffects14

Remove libkwineffects14 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkwineffects14 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkwineffects14

Dependencies

libkwineffects14 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkwineffects14 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.