How to Install and Uninstall i3 Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "i3" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install i3 on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "i3" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall i3 on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                i3
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the i3 package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: i3
Source: i3-wm
Version: 4.16.1-1
Installed-Size: 20
Maintainer: Michael Stapelberg
Architecture: amd64
Depends: i3-wm (= 4.16.1-1)
Recommends: i3lock (>= 2.2), suckless-tools, i3status (>= 2.3), dunst
Description: metapackage (i3 window manager, screen locker, menu, statusbar)
Description-md5: f5cb0728a19ad1e0e01b2d7cc6311aa0
Homepage: https://i3wm.org/
Tag: interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::metapackage, role::program,
x11::window-manager
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/i/i3-wm/i3_4.16.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 13296
MD5sum: df73d491eb6cd2dfd0149a3b23d3734c
SHA256: db863fcf9a00ccf0dd225b03c14353f0a64777e7400fc16e7f213ce90629afd8