How To Install libwlroots5 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwlroots5 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libwlroots5
libwlroots5 is:
wlroots is a set of pluggable, composable modules to build a Wayland composior.
This package contains the share library.
There are three methods to install libwlroots5 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 libwlroots5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwlroots5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwlroots5
Install libwlroots5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwlroots5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwlroots5
Install libwlroots5 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 libwlroots5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwlroots5
How To Uninstall libwlroots5 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libwlroots5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwlroots5
Uninstall libwlroots5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwlroots5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwlroots5
Remove libwlroots5 Configurations and Data
To remove libwlroots5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwlroots5
Remove libwlroots5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwlroots5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwlroots5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwlroots5 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
