How to Install and Uninstall kwin-common Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "kwin-common" package

This is a short guide on how to install kwin-common on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                kwin-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "kwin-common" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall kwin-common on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                kwin-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kwin-common package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: kwin-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4:5.27.10-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kde
Source: kwin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Kubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 10821
Depends: hwdata, kwin-data (= 4:5.27.10-1ubuntu1), libkf5globalaccel-bin, qml-module-org-kde-kcmutils, qml-module-org-kde-kirigami2 (>= 5.54.0~), qml-module-org-kde-kitemmodels, qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrolsaddons, qml-module-qtmultimedia, kpackagetool5, libc6 (>= 2.38), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.112), libegl1, libepoxy0 (>= 1.3), libgbm1 (>= 21.3.0~rc1), libinput10 (>= 1.19.1), libkdecorations2-5v5 (>= 4:5.27.10~), libkdecorations2private10 (>= 4:5.27.10~), libkf5activities5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5authcore5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5configcore5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5configgui5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5configwidgets5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5coreaddons5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5crash5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5globalaccel5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5globalaccelprivate5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5i18n5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5kcmutils5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5kcmutilscore5 (>= 5.115.0), libkf5newstuffcore5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5newstuffwidgets5 (>= 5.115.0), libkf5notifications5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5package5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5plasma5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5quickaddons5 (>= 5.88.0), libkf5service-bin, libkf5service5 (>= 5.102.0), libkf5waylandclient5 (>= 4:5.102.0~), libkf5widgetsaddons5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5windowsystem5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkf5xmlgui5 (>= 5.102.0~), libkscreenlocker5 (>= 5.27.10~), libkwineffects14 (= 4:5.27.10-1ubuntu1), libkwinglutils14 (= 4:5.27.10-1ubuntu1), liblcms2-2 (>= 2.2+git20110628), libqt5core5a (>= 5.15.2~), libqt5dbus5 (>= 5.15.2~), libqt5gui5 (>= 5.15.2~) | libqt5gui5-gles (>= 5.15.2~), libqt5qml5 (>= 5.15.2~), libqt5quick5 (>= 5.15.2~) | libqt5quick5-gles (>= 5.15.2~), libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.15.2~), libqt5x11extras5 (>= 5.15.2~), libstdc++6 (>= 11), libudev1 (>= 183), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.20.0), libwayland-server0 (>= 1.20~), libx11-6, libx11-xcb1 (>= 2:1.8.7), libxcb-composite0, libxcb-cursor0 (>= 0.0.99), libxcb-damage0, libxcb-glx0, libxcb-icccm4 (>= 0.4.1), libxcb-keysyms1 (>= 0.4.0), libxcb-present0, libxcb-randr0, libxcb-render0, libxcb-shape0, libxcb-shm0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb-xinerama0, libxcb1 (>= 1.6), libxcvt0 (>= 0.1.0), libxi6 (>= 2:1.5.99.2), libxkbcommon0 (>= 0.7.0), qtbase-abi-5-15-12
Recommends: libqt5multimedia5-plugins, plasma-desktop (>= 4:5.27.7~), qtvirtualkeyboard-plugin
Suggests: kwin-addons (>= 4:5.27.7~)
Breaks: plasma-workspace (<< 4:5.14), plasma-workspace-dev (<< 4:5.14)
Filename: pool/universe/k/kwin/kwin-common_5.27.10-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 2470834
MD5sum: 45b9d96a99310cb9f5e77e9c2766bd0c
SHA1: 90ef6a2819c12b40e1a603847d2bbe8d7c47c21c
SHA256: aa2d625edeb9200542d86aafb34553ee58cb824904bdbc4d3842b55ebe75f754
SHA512: f006d12da555db6a175eaad38ee9235ccb1ed009cc210ce750954e35a33a887f6b081f56328c73f2ab3004481064c87fc5cc091b19a1d7c861495d65704e37ac
Homepage: https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/workspace/kwin
Description: KDE window manager, common files
Description-md5: d812e38ecc0856bb858fffec17c3f257
Task: kubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop