How To Install ukwm-common on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ukwm-common on Debian 10.
What is ukwm-common
ukwm-common is:
Ukwm is a small window manager, using GTK+ and Clutter to do everything.
Ukwm is the clutter-based evolution of Metacity, which, as the author says, is a “Boring window manager for the adult in you. Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is like Cheerios.”
This package contains the shared files.
There are three methods to install ukwm-common on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ukwm-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ukwm-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ukwm-common
Install ukwm-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ukwm-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ukwm-common
Install ukwm-common 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ukwm-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ukwm-common
How To Uninstall ukwm-common on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ukwm-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ukwm-common
Uninstall ukwm-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ukwm-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ukwm-common
Remove ukwm-common Configurations and Data
To remove ukwm-common configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ukwm-common
Remove ukwm-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ukwm-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ukwm-common
Dependencies
ukwm-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ukwm-common package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.