How To Install kwin-addons on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kwin-addons on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is kwin-addons
kwin-addons is:
This package contains additional KWin desktop and window switchers shipped in the Plasma 5 addons module.
This package is part of the KDE Plasma addons module.
There are three methods to install kwin-addons 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 kwin-addons Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kwin-addons using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kwin-addons
Install kwin-addons Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kwin-addons using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kwin-addons
Install kwin-addons 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 kwin-addons using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kwin-addons
How To Uninstall kwin-addons on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the kwin-addons package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kwin-addons
Uninstall kwin-addons And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kwin-addons and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kwin-addons
Remove kwin-addons Configurations and Data
To remove kwin-addons configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kwin-addons
Remove kwin-addons configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kwin-addons configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kwin-addons
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kwin-addons package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.