How to Install and Uninstall ratpoison Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "ratpoison" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install ratpoison on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall ratpoison on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ratpoison
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ratpoison package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: ratpoison
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.8-2build1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bernhard R. Link
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 436
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libx11-6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxinerama1, libxtst6
Recommends: 9menu (>= 1.6), menu, rxvt | x-terminal-emulator
Suggests: xbindkeys, xclip
Filename: pool/universe/r/ratpoison/ratpoison_1.4.8-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 138776
MD5sum: 0da82ae3d2fc546ac04c1715721c72c3
SHA1: 8d535423c36567953950c2469defd94901be8379
SHA256: 8bdbdaa98b23b812926495f24747201bb2098db345e4f026edde4b72438e755e
Homepage: http://www.nongnu.org/ratpoison/
Description: keyboard-only window manager
Description-md5: 372760a7563dbda00db6b1be9b905c40