How to Install and Uninstall metacity-common Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "metacity-common" package

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


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall metacity-common on Kali Linux:


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

Package: metacity-common
Source: metacity
Version: 1:3.50.0-1
Installed-Size: 2293
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: all
Depends: dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend
Size: 432672
SHA256: ce9cd8a25f2ce8a0b679790eb135108caf2f0ff5184264818fd07f97b308a78d
SHA1: 2279176a49b1413d5c0703f41903a1af2d782809
MD5sum: 2dfc59d5ad8390fdd15c975a2b54320e
Description: shared files for the Metacity 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 shared files.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/metacity
Tag: interface::graphical, interface::x11, made-of::icons, role::app-data,
role::program, x11::window-manager
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/metacity/metacity-common_3.50.0-1_all.deb