How to Install and Uninstall cwm Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 26,2024

You can also install and uninstall the cwm on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "cwm" package

This guide let you learn how to install cwm on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Learn how to uninstall cwm on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cwm package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: cwm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.6-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: James McDonald
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 134
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.27), libx11-6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0)
Recommends: xscreensaver
Filename: pool/universe/c/cwm/cwm_6.6-2_amd64.deb
Size: 48224
MD5sum: 53ed6d718b683ed46ddb00bc9b98a26e
SHA1: f7ef1db636f1361abe03708c29633282a258aa37
SHA256: b13667e1899f5cebe081ad5f1884efdb3cf3d68efb254e79eab0ce0149eaa672
SHA512: eaa12a6bc6a68493bc4919448c446ddb8e7beca572f7b1a480d508ffcea47390275292ece0b98021a4276efb03b384298327c5ba2ee528c23cba7a10555f6d67
Homepage: https://github.com/leahneukirchen/cwm
Description: lightweight and efficient window manager for X11
Description-md5: 24ca182d6a7a795394d6fcbaf5a16038