How To Install unagi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install unagi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is unagi-dev
unagi-dev is:
Unagi is a modular compositing manager which aims to be efficient, lightweight and responsive. It is currently written in C programming language and based on XCB library client library. Any existing window manager (such as Awesome) can be used as long as it implements properly EWMH and ICCCM specifications (or at least needed), which is generally the case nowadays.
It also aims to provide a functional and stable software to improve window manager usability from an end-user point of view (for instance windows translucency, application-switcher using live thumbnails instead of plain icons, Exposé…), therefore it does not intend at all to provide useless eye-candy effects.
This package contains everything needed to compile third-party plugins or rendering backends.
There are three methods to install unagi-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 unagi-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 unagi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install unagi-dev
Install unagi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install unagi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install unagi-dev
Install unagi-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 unagi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install unagi-dev
How To Uninstall unagi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the unagi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove unagi-dev
Uninstall unagi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall unagi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove unagi-dev
Remove unagi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove unagi-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge unagi-dev
Remove unagi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove unagi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge unagi-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install unagi-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.