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

Last updated: May 19,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "fvwm" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install fvwm on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "fvwm" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall fvwm on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: fvwm
Version: 1:2.7.0-2
Installed-Size: 6615
Maintainer: Jaimos Skriletz
Architecture: amd64
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: libperl4-corelibs-perl | perl (<< 5.12.3-7), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12.6), libfribidi0 (>= 0.19.2), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), librplay3 (>= 3.3.2-2), librsvg2-2 (>= 2.14.4), libsm6, libstroke0, libx11-6, libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxext6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.4), libxpm4, libxrender1
Recommends: lxmenu-data | gnome-menus, python3, python3-xdg
Suggests: cpp, libx11-protocol-perl, m4, perl-tk, stalonetray
Description: F(?) Virtual Window Manager
Description-md5: 50cb43691819694c8a5a0f6835f2bc86
Homepage: https://www.fvwm.org/
Tag: interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program, uitoolkit::gtk,
uitoolkit::ncurses, x11::application, x11::window-manager
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/fvwm/fvwm_2.7.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 2510836
MD5sum: 5ff53d31249c0f8d96e4fa515b579f09
SHA256: 002279bff5d7a294649105b1733774a5db8734ad7aba5885369b3c8e9593f6d3