How to Install and Uninstall dwm Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "dwm" package

This tutorial shows how to install dwm on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall dwm on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: dwm
Source: dwm (6.1-5)
Version: 6.1-5+b1
Installed-Size: 258
Maintainer: Hugo Lefeuvre
Architecture: amd64
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12.6), libx11-6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxinerama1
Recommends: suckless-tools, x11-xserver-utils, stterm | x-terminal-emulator
Description: dynamic window manager
Description-md5: 8cb85e50ac4878fe7f313053f30e9329
Homepage: http://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_6.1-5+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 42004
MD5sum: 9374b955a99d27a14cde744adfbe9708
SHA256: d7055d11d5900bac8574aade6a671425c398bd5872118b114b3e40497a490be7