How to Install and Uninstall metacity Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "metacity" package

This is a short guide on how to install metacity on Kali Linux


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

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


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                metacity
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the metacity package on Kali Linux

Package: metacity
Source: metacity (1:3.50.0-1)
Version: 1:3.50.0-1+b1
Installed-Size: 817
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: metacity-common (<< 1:3.30.0-1~)
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.3.0), metacity-common (= 1:3.50.0-1), zenity, libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.75.3), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.24.6), libgtop-2.0-11 (>= 2.22.3), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libmetacity3 (>= 3.25.1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libsm6, libstartup-notification0 (>= 0.7), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.4.5), libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.4), libxpresent1, libxrandr2, libxrender1, libxres1 (>= 2:1.2.1)
Suggests: gnome-control-center (>= 1:3.4.0), xdg-user-dirs
Breaks: metacity-common (<< 1:3.30.0-1~)
Size: 413692
SHA256: 98f2d8828e45326f36ad57e0870056e84d1028cdfd82c0923cd120bd740124d1
SHA1: 52cfa9e66b652d8e7729acd890577831e3bd48b4
MD5sum: 7fad2552b12d4328c920fd83bc1bf6d6
Description: lightweight GTK window manager
Metacity is a small window manager, using GTK to do everything.
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As the author says, metacity is a "Boring window manager for the adult in
you. Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is
like Cheerios."
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This package contains the core binaries.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/metacity
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program,
scope::application, suite::gnome, uitoolkit::gtk, x11::window-manager
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/metacity/metacity_3.50.0-1+b1_amd64.deb