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

Last updated: May 17,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xmobar" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install xmobar on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall xmobar 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 xmobar package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: xmobar
Version: 0.46-1
Installed-Size: 31527
Maintainer: Debian Haskell Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.12.0), libffi8 (>= 3.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libgmp10 (>= 2:6.2.1+dfsg1), libharfbuzz0b (>= 0.6.0), libiw30 (>= 30~pre1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.18.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libx11-6, libxext6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.4), libxpm4, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.5.0), libxrender1, libxss1, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: xmonad
Description: lightweight status bar for X11 window managers
Description-md5: 32ac199e8dddf9c37d0de0d4037fb8b3
Homepage: https://codeberg.org/xmobar/xmobar
Tag: hardware::laptop, implemented-in::haskell, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, mail::notification, role::program, scope::utility,
uitoolkit::xlib, use::monitor
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xmobar/xmobar_0.46-1_amd64.deb
Size: 4596316
MD5sum: a428702dd036bc666d14445191641b7d
SHA256: a344556b08c7fd1900d6dc38a8987e32364323d13044e785fa5ad81b26eb9323