How To Install waypipe on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install waypipe on Ubuntu 22.04. waypipe is Network transparency with Wayland

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install waypipe on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is waypipe

waypipe is:

waypipe is a proxy for Wayland clients. It forwards Wayland messages and serializes changes to shared memory buffers over a single socket. This makes application forwarding similar to ssh -X feasible.

There are three methods to install waypipe 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 waypipe Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install waypipe

Install waypipe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install waypipe

Install waypipe 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 waypipe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install waypipe

How To Uninstall waypipe on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove waypipe

Uninstall waypipe And Its Dependencies

To uninstall waypipe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove waypipe

Remove waypipe Configurations and Data

To remove waypipe configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge waypipe

Remove waypipe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge waypipe

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Summary

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