How To Install wininfo on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wininfo on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wininfo
wininfo is:
This package provides a window information utility for developers of applications, toolkits, and window managers. wininfo follows your pointer providing information about the windows below. The information presented includes:
- a detailed description of the window hierarchy below the pointer;
- parsed interpretations of standard properties from both the application window and the window manager;
- information about X server resources used by the application.
There are three methods to install wininfo 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 wininfo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wininfo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wininfo
Install wininfo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wininfo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wininfo
Install wininfo 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 wininfo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wininfo
How To Uninstall wininfo on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wininfo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wininfo
Uninstall wininfo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wininfo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wininfo
Remove wininfo Configurations and Data
To remove wininfo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wininfo
Remove wininfo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wininfo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wininfo
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wininfo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
