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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "sway" package

Please follow the instructions below to install sway on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall sway on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: sway
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.5-3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sway and related packages team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 854
Depends: libgl1-mesa-dri, swaybg, policykit-1, libc6 (>= 2.28), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libevdev2 (>= 0.9.1), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.31.1), libgles2, libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libinput10 (>= 1.6.0), libjson-c5 (>= 0.15), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.22.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.22.0), libpcre3, libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.25.2), libsystemd0 (>= 243), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.9.91), libwayland-cursor0 (>= 1.0.2), libwayland-server0 (>= 1.14.91), libwlroots6 (>= 0.11.0), libxcb1, libxkbcommon0 (>= 0.7.0)
Recommends: suckless-tools, sway-backgrounds, x-terminal-emulator
Suggests: swayidle, swaylock
Filename: pool/universe/s/sway/sway_1.5-3_amd64.deb
Size: 296384
MD5sum: 38972eb5f472a358d1108f583845bcfd
SHA1: 6541016d088364aff2fc609ebe8091eff2ede825
SHA256: 3b173eba9738dec74af7029624a1ed12c35a23953be0ed29fc045779db1c7ee1
SHA512: 93dcc57f57202449909d1e8576d03c1337b92fafe6be466b6442e337001cb919cbf2fecd1fa3d517a2ee3c9863f3a1a88007146f69c6305cad92722837b7dd94
Homepage: http://swaywm.org
Description-en: i3-compatible Wayland compositor
sway (SirCmpwn's Wayland compositor) is a tiling Wayland compositor and a
drop-in replacement for the i3 window manager for X11. It works with your
existing i3 configuration and supports most of i3's features, plus a few
extras. This means it is a minimalist, tiling window manager.
Description-md5: 79878be35b16de04754780f02aa6eb5c