How to Install and Uninstall i3 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "i3" package

This tutorial shows how to install i3 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                i3
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "i3" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall i3 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                i3
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the i3 package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: i3
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.18-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Source: i3-wm
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Stapelberg
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 21
Depends: i3-wm (= 4.18-1)
Recommends: i3lock (>= 2.2), suckless-tools, i3status (>= 2.3), dunst
Filename: pool/universe/i/i3-wm/i3_4.18-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1990
MD5sum: 07e4276c78b98e87238dd388c5087cdc
SHA1: d62858137a8ac669ede8d70aa3363617e610f544
SHA256: 6c5bb55896239666c5a4c432dd76022367870f2ab6b2e91b71d44ad12c497267
SHA512: f3261dcd9af3c3abba3fb1d5a81c6359470e5ac6c30bb7ff1bf242b44bc98d3fffbce321322fec4b89a09379fed08e2e90d672aef45d1b3d4d92f26096f85836
Homepage: https://i3wm.org/
Description-en: metapackage (i3 window manager, screen locker, menu, statusbar)
This metapackage installs the i3 window manager (i3-wm), the i3lock screen
locker, i3status (for system information) and suckless-tools (for dmenu).
These are all the tools you need to use the i3 window manager efficiently.
Description-md5: f5cb0728a19ad1e0e01b2d7cc6311aa0