How to Install and Uninstall i3-wm Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the i3-wm 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 "i3-wm" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install i3-wm 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 "i3-wm" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall i3-wm on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                i3-wm
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the i3-wm package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: i3-wm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.20.1-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian i3 maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2430
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: dex, i3status, libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.14.4), libev4 (>= 1:4.04), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.51.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.22.0), libpcre3, libstartup-notification0 (>= 0.10), libxcb-cursor0 (>= 0.0.99), libxcb-icccm4 (>= 0.4.1), libxcb-keysyms1 (>= 0.4.0), libxcb-randr0 (>= 1.12), libxcb-shape0, libxcb-util1 (>= 0.4.0), libxcb-xinerama0, libxcb-xkb1, libxcb-xrm0 (>= 0.0.0), libxcb1 (>= 1.6), libxkbcommon-x11-0 (>= 0.5.0), libxkbcommon0 (>= 0.5.0), libyajl2 (>= 2.0.4), perl:any
Recommends: xfonts-base, fonts-dejavu-core, libanyevent-i3-perl (>= 0.12), libjson-xs-perl, rxvt-unicode | x-terminal-emulator
Filename: pool/universe/i/i3-wm/i3-wm_4.20.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 820868
MD5sum: 718aa253b45e3ec46e93040207a60d2f
SHA1: 0fc4ac04809f4f935bf35bd95cc4a51418c7ccfd
SHA256: fc13070f7f33369921546a3d2931c8a3ebef07d2509818fa34e10449e18290a6
SHA512: 0cc1054bf973ebb51ca0bdb2e86be793cae692c54223e204dca4c8d8bb7e805890b4b3e9643d8c2c3a55c87fb7b1ad9e07fc3d3bfed04b0765da64c2fa76e694
Homepage: https://i3wm.org/
Description: improved dynamic tiling window manager
Description-md5: 2be7e62f455351435b1e055745d3e81c