How to Install and Uninstall i3 Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 09,2024

You can also install and uninstall the i3 on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

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1. Install "i3" package

This guide let you learn how to install i3 on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall i3 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 i3 package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: i3
Source: i3-wm
Version: 4.22-2
Installed-Size: 11
Maintainer: Debian i3 maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: i3-wm (= 4.22-2)
Recommends: i3lock, suckless-tools, 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_4.22-2_amd64.deb
Size: 4140
MD5sum: c3791fbf31c0adbc3bb5bb3001bb177a
SHA256: 8067fb51b17960f94ad20cb995d16e3a8ac95273fb9cfc47c83a845a00877557