How To Install libkwineffects9 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkwineffects9 on Debian 9. libkwineffects9 is KDE window manager effects library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkwineffects9 on Debian 9.

What is libkwineffects9

libkwineffects9 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 libkwineffects9 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libkwineffects9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkwineffects9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkwineffects9

Install libkwineffects9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkwineffects9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkwineffects9

Install libkwineffects9 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 libkwineffects9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkwineffects9

How To Uninstall libkwineffects9 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libkwineffects9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkwineffects9

Uninstall libkwineffects9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkwineffects9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkwineffects9

Remove libkwineffects9 Configurations and Data

To remove libkwineffects9 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkwineffects9

Remove libkwineffects9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkwineffects9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkwineffects9

Dependencies

libkwineffects9 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkwineffects9 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.