How To Install ukwm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ukwm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ukwm
ukwm 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 core binaries.
There are three methods to install ukwm 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 ukwm 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ukwm
Install ukwm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ukwm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ukwm
Install ukwm 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 ukwm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ukwm
How To Uninstall ukwm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ukwm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ukwm
Uninstall ukwm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ukwm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ukwm
Remove ukwm Configurations and Data
To remove ukwm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ukwm
Remove ukwm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ukwm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ukwm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ukwm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
