How To Install libkwinglutils12 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkwinglutils12 on Debian 11. libkwinglutils12 is KDE window manager gl utils library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkwinglutils12 on Debian 11.

What is libkwinglutils12

libkwinglutils12 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 libkwinglutils12 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libkwinglutils12 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkwinglutils12 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkwinglutils12

Install libkwinglutils12 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkwinglutils12 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkwinglutils12

Install libkwinglutils12 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 libkwinglutils12 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkwinglutils12

How To Uninstall libkwinglutils12 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libkwinglutils12 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkwinglutils12

Uninstall libkwinglutils12 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkwinglutils12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkwinglutils12

Remove libkwinglutils12 Configurations and Data

To remove libkwinglutils12 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkwinglutils12

Remove libkwinglutils12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkwinglutils12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkwinglutils12

Dependencies

libkwinglutils12 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkwinglutils12 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.