How To Install kwin-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kwin-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kwin-dev
kwin-dev is:
KWin (pronounced as one syllable “kwin”) is the window manager for the KDE Plasma Desktop. It gives you complete control over your windows, making sure they’re not in the way but aid you in your task. It paints the window decoration, the bar on top of every window with (configurable) buttons like close, maximize and minimize. It also handles placing of windows and switching between them.
This package is part of the KDE base workspace module.
There are three methods to install kwin-dev 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 kwin-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kwin-dev
Install kwin-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kwin-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kwin-dev
Install kwin-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kwin-dev
How To Uninstall kwin-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kwin-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kwin-dev
Uninstall kwin-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kwin-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kwin-dev
Remove kwin-dev Configurations and Data
To remove kwin-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kwin-dev
Remove kwin-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kwin-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kwin-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kwin-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
