How to Install and Uninstall i3 Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "i3" package

Please follow the instructions below to install i3 on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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 guidance below to uninstall i3 on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: i3
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.19.1-1
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: 20
Depends: i3-wm (= 4.19.1-1)
Recommends: i3lock (>= 2.2), suckless-tools, i3status (>= 2.3), dunst
Filename: pool/universe/i/i3-wm/i3_4.19.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 2124
MD5sum: bf81c1e25748b3edeb1b012732a9d91e
SHA1: 3077aeb908ce789a008cbbeb81129552233490b0
SHA256: 32d5d93edb6e1ad4383c0c53a0d759f7c5e73f6c466b26264f1521d33558ab88
SHA512: dd419171b3580a9a227e41456d58073cdffeffc592573327420beb804bbb37f122badf8631e9890f24e664fff216bb1dd02743f128b652e832428acd3558181c
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