How to Install and Uninstall dwm Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "dwm" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dwm on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall dwm on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dwm
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dwm package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: dwm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.1-5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hugo Lefeuvre
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 257
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12), libx11-6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxinerama1
Recommends: suckless-tools, x11-xserver-utils, stterm | x-terminal-emulator
Filename: pool/universe/d/dwm/dwm_6.1-5_amd64.deb
Size: 37716
MD5sum: 1cc9e8dbe3e0d2085ae4fcc2195db590
SHA1: 187720bc1cf20a0a43b26b0eca84eca3709c9bf1
SHA256: 76b848af3147a0c12e3581c61073128bd1e3291ce245665d0861de1a69e28c97
SHA512: 34805f87f2c4070537a6b39277987ba6ebcf92fd0bb9b39712d0cd77864f5695be5cdf71614d11ba72dcb47ebaceaa02990112134a203eee90eaec8b19b7247d
Homepage: http://dwm.suckless.org/
Description-en: dynamic window manager
dwm is a minimalistic window manager. It manages windows in tiling and floating
modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, depending on the application in
use and the task performed.
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In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking column. The master
column contains the window which needs most attention at a time, whereas the
stacking column contains all other windows in a stack. Dialog windows are
managed floating, however.
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In floating mode windows can be resized and moved freely. Windows are grouped
by tags. All windows with a specific tag can be viewed at a time. But each
window may contain more than one tag, which makes it visible in several views.
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Please notice that dwm is currently customized through editing its source code,
so you probably want to build your own dwm packages. This package is compiled
with the default configuration and should just give you an idea about what dwm
brings to your desktop.
Description-md5: 8cb85e50ac4878fe7f313053f30e9329