How to Install and Uninstall kwin Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: March 05,2025

1. Install "kwin" package

This is a short guide on how to install kwin on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall kwin on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                kwin
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kwin package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: kwin
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 28
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian/Kubuntu Qt/KDE Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 4:5.5.5-0ubuntu1
Depends: kwin-x11
Filename: pool/universe/k/kwin/kwin_5.5.5-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 7140
MD5sum: 4e876c67abc01d42fb98ff9a81b7ba76
SHA1: b786a4095399badef9be98b47e98a87c9a893a42
SHA256: 2bb45084f14390d6521526228e5ea0c614fc49faefd9c509f22cf356549e2633
Description-en: Transitional dummy for kwin-x11
This package is a transitional dummy to depend on the renamed kwin-x11 and
can be removed.
Description-md5: 7a69a2f0b21743c9e512506f20c5efb1
Multi-Arch: no
Homepage: https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/workspace/kwin
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full