How To Install plasma-workspace-wayland on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install plasma-workspace-wayland on Ubuntu 18.04. plasma-workspace-wayland is Plasma Workspace for KF5 - Wayland integration

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install plasma-workspace-wayland on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is plasma-workspace-wayland

plasma-workspace-wayland is:

Plasma Workspace for KF5. Workspaces provide support for KDE Plasma Widgets, integrated search, hardware management and a high degree of customizability.

There are three methods to install plasma-workspace-wayland 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 plasma-workspace-wayland Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install plasma-workspace-wayland using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install plasma-workspace-wayland

Install plasma-workspace-wayland Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install plasma-workspace-wayland using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install plasma-workspace-wayland

Install plasma-workspace-wayland 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 plasma-workspace-wayland using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install plasma-workspace-wayland

How To Uninstall plasma-workspace-wayland on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the plasma-workspace-wayland package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove plasma-workspace-wayland

Uninstall plasma-workspace-wayland And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove plasma-workspace-wayland

Remove plasma-workspace-wayland Configurations and Data

To remove plasma-workspace-wayland configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge plasma-workspace-wayland

Remove plasma-workspace-wayland configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove plasma-workspace-wayland configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge plasma-workspace-wayland

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Summary

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