How to Install and Uninstall dwm Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "dwm" package

Please follow the guidance below to install dwm on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dwm" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall dwm on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: dwm
Version: 6.4-1
Installed-Size: 237
Maintainer: Matteo Bini
Architecture: amd64
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12.6), libx11-6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.4)
Recommends: suckless-tools, x11-xserver-utils, stterm | x-terminal-emulator
Size: 36356
SHA256: 18d16c5a233c244de2022c3431fd111caf80aa58448d14283cf1c6bd5abc09e0
SHA1: 46ce183ad066f9d28b2cdc87aa1ce2cec5bb55e8
MD5sum: 6be2314048b427fe234e42602ddc7108
Description: dynamic window manager
dwm is a minimalistic window manager. It manages windows in tiling and floating
modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, depending on the application in
use and the task performed.
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In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking column. The master
column contains the window which needs most attention at a time, whereas the
stacking column contains all other windows in a stack. Dialog windows are
managed floating, however.
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In floating mode windows can be resized and moved freely. Windows are grouped
by tags. All windows with a specific tag can be viewed at a time. But each
window may contain more than one tag, which makes it visible in several views.
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Please notice that dwm is currently customized through editing its source code,
so you probably want to build your own dwm packages. This package is compiled
with the default configuration and should just give you an idea about what dwm
brings to your desktop.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://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_6.4-1_amd64.deb