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