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

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the dwm 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 "dwm" package

This guide let you learn how to install dwm 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 "dwm" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall dwm 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 dwm package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: dwm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.3-0.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hugo Lefeuvre
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 246
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12.6), libx11-6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxinerama1
Recommends: suckless-tools, x11-xserver-utils, stterm | x-terminal-emulator
Filename: pool/universe/d/dwm/dwm_6.3-0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 39090
MD5sum: 82195b27c469ad2fc504b9e846fdb052
SHA1: 5bf451870a10473e986eaccd7f7fe891a0374c0f
SHA256: 6dd1d44e55e5794cc1a7d905a92523117bc94174a1ec10610e4fee6337db071b
SHA512: bd1704809f97d7960e528b252d1d98f94a9f9dbbccdd1faf90f55a2a4a2a5b28a556d611ba51f06565569b6fa9c3a0c763dd1d3bb352c32b7aeb34aca1ba9b04
Homepage: https://dwm.suckless.org/
Description: dynamic window manager
Description-md5: 8cb85e50ac4878fe7f313053f30e9329