How To Install libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 on Ubuntu 22.04. libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 is WPE backend for FreeDesktop.org

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1

libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 is:

WPE WebKit is a port of the WebKit browser engine optimized for embedded devices. The code itself is hardware-agnostic, and the platform-specific bits are implemented in backends.

wpebackend-fdo provides a reference WPE backend implementation using FreeDesktop.org technologies (Wayland protocol and the Wayland EGL platform) to enable integration into the WPE WebKit process model.

In addition to WPE WebKit, wpebackend-fdo is also used by WebKitGTK to implement hardware-accelerated rendering under Wayland.

This package contains the shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1

Install libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1

Install libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 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 libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1

How To Uninstall libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1

Uninstall libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1

Remove libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1

Remove libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.