How To Install libdtkwm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdtkwm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libdtkwm-dev is Deepin graphical user interface library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdtkwm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdtkwm-dev

libdtkwm-dev is:

DtkWm library is used by deepin applications to handle double screen scenario in Deepin desktop environment.

This package is part of DDE (Deepin Desktop Environment).

This package contains the header development files for libdtkwm.

There are three methods to install libdtkwm-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 libdtkwm-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 libdtkwm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdtkwm-dev

Install libdtkwm-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdtkwm-dev

Install libdtkwm-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 libdtkwm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdtkwm-dev

How To Uninstall libdtkwm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdtkwm-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdtkwm-dev

Uninstall libdtkwm-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdtkwm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdtkwm-dev

Remove libdtkwm-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdtkwm-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdtkwm-dev

Remove libdtkwm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdtkwm-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdtkwm-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.