How to Install and Uninstall i3status Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 11,2025

You can also install and uninstall the i3status on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "i3status" package

Please follow the guidance below to install i3status on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                i3status
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "i3status" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall i3status 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 i3status package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: i3status
Version: 2.14-2
Installed-Size: 148
Maintainer: Michael Stapelberg
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.34), libconfuse2 (>= 3.2.1~), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libpulse0 (>= 0.99.1), libyajl2 (>= 2.0.4)
Enhances: dzen2, i3-wm, sway, xmobar
Description: Generates a status line for dzen2, xmobar or i3bar
Description-md5: b7945e67d7743800240c086cc6c8bdaa
Homepage: https://i3wm.org/i3status
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program, use::monitor
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/i/i3status/i3status_2.14-2_amd64.deb
Size: 62180
MD5sum: 968912222b492b51a71dc9defaa22f9d
SHA256: 207dd7636f33ed30a93f8d5cc304bb6d98e4fdd4410bdf88911362a652361deb