How To Install layer-shell-qt on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install layer-shell-qt on Ubuntu.
What is layer-shell-qt
layer-shell-qt is:
Qt component to allow applications to make use of the Wayland wl-layer-shell protocol.
This package contains the plugin.
There are three methods to install layer-shell-qt on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install layer-shell-qt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install layer-shell-qt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install layer-shell-qt
Install layer-shell-qt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install layer-shell-qt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install layer-shell-qt
Install layer-shell-qt 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 layer-shell-qt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install layer-shell-qt
How To Uninstall layer-shell-qt on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the layer-shell-qt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove layer-shell-qt
Uninstall layer-shell-qt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall layer-shell-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove layer-shell-qt
Remove layer-shell-qt Configurations and Data
To remove layer-shell-qt configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge layer-shell-qt
Remove layer-shell-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove layer-shell-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge layer-shell-qt
Dependencies
layer-shell-qt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install layer-shell-qt package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.