How To Install kde-window-manager on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-window-manager on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kde-window-manager
kde-window-manager is:
This transitional package allows one to migrate to the packages providing the X11 version of the KDE window manager.
It can be safely removed after the installation.
There are three methods to install kde-window-manager 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 kde-window-manager Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kde-window-manager using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kde-window-manager
Install kde-window-manager Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kde-window-manager using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kde-window-manager
Install kde-window-manager 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 kde-window-manager using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kde-window-manager
How To Uninstall kde-window-manager on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kde-window-manager package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kde-window-manager
Uninstall kde-window-manager And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kde-window-manager and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kde-window-manager
Remove kde-window-manager Configurations and Data
To remove kde-window-manager configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kde-window-manager
Remove kde-window-manager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kde-window-manager configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kde-window-manager
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-window-manager package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
