How To Install libkwinglutils11 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkwinglutils11 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libkwinglutils11
libkwinglutils11 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 libkwinglutils11 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 libkwinglutils11 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkwinglutils11 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkwinglutils11
Install libkwinglutils11 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkwinglutils11 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkwinglutils11
Install libkwinglutils11 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 libkwinglutils11 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkwinglutils11
How To Uninstall libkwinglutils11 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libkwinglutils11 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkwinglutils11
Uninstall libkwinglutils11 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkwinglutils11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkwinglutils11
Remove libkwinglutils11 Configurations and Data
To remove libkwinglutils11 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkwinglutils11
Remove libkwinglutils11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkwinglutils11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkwinglutils11
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkwinglutils11 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
