How To Install kanshi on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kanshi on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is kanshi
kanshi is:
kanshi allows you to define output profiles that are automatically enabled and disabled on hotplug. For instance, this can be used to turn a laptop’s internal screen off when docked.
This is a Wayland equivalent for tools like autorandr. kanshi can be used on Wayland compositors supporting the wlr-output-management protocol.
There are three methods to install kanshi on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kanshi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kanshi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kanshi
Install kanshi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kanshi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kanshi
Install kanshi 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 kanshi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kanshi
How To Uninstall kanshi on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the kanshi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kanshi
Uninstall kanshi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kanshi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kanshi
Remove kanshi Configurations and Data
To remove kanshi configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kanshi
Remove kanshi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kanshi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kanshi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kanshi package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
