How To Install libkdecorations2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkdecorations2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libkdecorations2-dev
libkdecorations2-dev is:
KDecoration2 is a library to create window decorations. These window decorations can be used by for example an X11 based window manager which re-parents a Client window to a window decoration frame.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libkdecorations2-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 libkdecorations2-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 libkdecorations2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkdecorations2-dev
Install libkdecorations2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkdecorations2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkdecorations2-dev
Install libkdecorations2-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 libkdecorations2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkdecorations2-dev
How To Uninstall libkdecorations2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libkdecorations2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkdecorations2-dev
Uninstall libkdecorations2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkdecorations2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkdecorations2-dev
Remove libkdecorations2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libkdecorations2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkdecorations2-dev
Remove libkdecorations2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkdecorations2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkdecorations2-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkdecorations2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
