How To Install wdisplays 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 wdisplays on Ubuntu.
What is wdisplays
wdisplays is:
wdisplays is a graphical application for configuring displays in Wayland compositors. It borrows some code from kanshi. It should work in any compositor that implements the wlr-output-management-unstable-v1 protocol, including sway. The goal of this project is to allow precise adjustment of display settings in kiosks, digital signage, and other elaborate multi-monitor setups.
There are three methods to install wdisplays 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 wdisplays Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wdisplays using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wdisplays
Install wdisplays Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wdisplays using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wdisplays
Install wdisplays 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 wdisplays using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wdisplays
How To Uninstall wdisplays on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the wdisplays package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wdisplays
Uninstall wdisplays And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wdisplays and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wdisplays
Remove wdisplays Configurations and Data
To remove wdisplays configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wdisplays
Remove wdisplays configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wdisplays configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wdisplays
Dependencies
wdisplays have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wdisplays package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.