How to Install and Uninstall libmetacity-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "libmetacity-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libmetacity-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libmetacity-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libmetacity-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libmetacity-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libmetacity-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libmetacity-dev package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libmetacity-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:3.40.0-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: metacity
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 50
Depends: libgtk-3-dev, libmetacity3 (= 1:3.40.0-1)
Filename: pool/universe/m/metacity/libmetacity-dev_3.40.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 5964
MD5sum: 496dca4d033b0784f3981f95dd92f1cb
SHA1: 5671d7016cb388c1378f30fb894292a3a737efb1
SHA256: c9c4b101e202369b55c0ad42bc7b60051374b32ffef39f2995224bd927bffb4e
SHA512: 69c5725bb317d5dfb06efd4a740185b3e8626c08c415ecfb7128c1507657cd17acc7bee7f6ca842b925bd6a988dfd0e58fea011f612281ed37af59b4a1405bd1
Homepage: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/metacity
Description-en: development files for the Metacity window manager
Metacity is a small window manager, using GTK+ to do everything.
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As the author says, metacity is a "Boring window manager for the adult in
you. Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is
like Cheerios."
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This package contains the development files.
Description-md5: 73dfc7ddc60f3c7fc625adfe06749201