How to Install and Uninstall i3 Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: March 17,2025

1. Install "i3" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install i3 on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                i3
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "i3" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall i3 on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                i3
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the i3 package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package i3:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : i3
Version : 4.23-2.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 1.9 MiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : i3-4.23-2.1.src
Upstream URL : https://i3wm.org/
Summary : Tiling window manager
Description :
i3 is a tiling window manager for X11. It supports tiling, stacking,
and tabbing layouts, which it handles dynamically. Configuration is
achieved via plain text file and extending i3 is possible using its
Unix domain socket and JSON based IPC interface.