How to Install and Uninstall cwm Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: November 07,2024

You can also install and uninstall the cwm on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "cwm" package

This guide let you learn how to install cwm on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall cwm on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cwm
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cwm package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: cwm
Version: 7.1-1
Installed-Size: 140
Maintainer: James McDonald
Architecture: amd64
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libx11-6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0)
Recommends: xscreensaver
Description: lightweight and efficient window manager for X11
Description-md5: 24ca182d6a7a795394d6fcbaf5a16038
Homepage: https://github.com/leahneukirchen/cwm
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/cwm/cwm_7.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 50964
MD5sum: b1afcffee6a939eb80b3134e67c80536
SHA256: 138e00ed556a79888c456efa1995deda733af7abeba31a8524de3ab6a101c1a5