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

Last updated: January 11,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dwm" package

Please follow the guidance below to install dwm on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Learn how to uninstall dwm on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: dwm
Version: 6.4-1
Installed-Size: 237
Maintainer: Matteo Bini
Architecture: amd64
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12.6), libx11-6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.4)
Recommends: suckless-tools, x11-xserver-utils, stterm | x-terminal-emulator
Description: dynamic window manager
Description-md5: 8cb85e50ac4878fe7f313053f30e9329
Homepage: https://dwm.suckless.org/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program,
uitoolkit::xlib, x11::window-manager
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dwm/dwm_6.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 36356
MD5sum: 6be2314048b427fe234e42602ddc7108
SHA256: 18d16c5a233c244de2022c3431fd111caf80aa58448d14283cf1c6bd5abc09e0