How To Install libdecoration0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecoration0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdecoration0
libdecoration0 is:
The window decoration library is responsible for drawing the window borders and title bar of windows managed by Compiz. It is used by window decorators like gtk-window-decorator.
There are three methods to install libdecoration0 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 libdecoration0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdecoration0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdecoration0
Install libdecoration0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdecoration0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdecoration0
Install libdecoration0 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 libdecoration0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdecoration0
How To Uninstall libdecoration0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdecoration0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdecoration0
Uninstall libdecoration0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdecoration0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdecoration0
Remove libdecoration0 Configurations and Data
To remove libdecoration0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdecoration0
Remove libdecoration0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdecoration0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdecoration0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecoration0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
