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

Last updated: November 07,2024

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

Learn how to install metacity 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 "metacity" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall metacity 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 metacity package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: metacity
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:3.44.0-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 663
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.3.0), metacity-common (= 1:3.44.0-1ubuntu1), zenity, libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.67.3), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.24.6), libgtop-2.0-11 (>= 2.22.3), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libmetacity3 (>= 3.25.1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libsm6, libstartup-notification0 (>= 0.7), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.4.5), libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.4), libxpresent1, libxrandr2, libxrender1, libxres1 (>= 2:1.2.1)
Suggests: gnome-control-center (>= 1:3.4.0), xdg-user-dirs
Breaks: metacity-common (<< 1:3.30.0-1~)
Replaces: metacity-common (<< 1:3.30.0-1~)
Filename: pool/universe/m/metacity/metacity_3.44.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 273680
MD5sum: 67e1f6a5be36762c35c25071f8b3dc1f
SHA1: 550ec7954482006b8a73cbe1034660b6ec838f7c
SHA256: 9ada45391d2eae518c3024d502d977e8788291e845684567fc223df69fb7b3e9
SHA512: 4b614abe19fb8f9262e16753a75f2a751b72812f9e3075b7910532b5b7bca2f9d97ddf8a38c70ae7971be4148e4c56d84fe97c7a02660a2311db1df6ad87733f
Homepage: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/metacity
Description: lightweight GTK window manager
Description-md5: f151d15465b54378e38e11dff00a05f0
Task: ubuntukylin-live

Package: metacity
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:3.44.0-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 663
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.3.0), metacity-common (= 1:3.44.0-1), zenity, libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.67.3), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.24.6), libgtop-2.0-11 (>= 2.22.3), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libmetacity3 (>= 3.25.1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libsm6, libstartup-notification0 (>= 0.7), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.4.5), libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.4), libxpresent1, libxrandr2, libxrender1, libxres1 (>= 2:1.2.1)
Suggests: gnome-control-center (>= 1:3.4.0), xdg-user-dirs
Breaks: metacity-common (<< 1:3.30.0-1~)
Replaces: metacity-common (<< 1:3.30.0-1~)
Filename: pool/universe/m/metacity/metacity_3.44.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 274468
MD5sum: b4bde5d7288863ddc831bf643cadc915
SHA1: f0b4129a1964709f436000e99ccf5f971430d003
SHA256: c1b4cd6cf54f04144284e4ceee6e25a51a44e7ca871c78a2002a8bf2f05e563d
SHA512: 876fe8b35a59485ccafb2c47cbd5787dd71ccef92c01434377994a5b286d9d8329e53d8c8d60113d9c9e3109fe0bd3b48ffc3dbf05a9e3a97f5c959302963f57
Homepage: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/metacity
Description: lightweight GTK window manager
Description-md5: f151d15465b54378e38e11dff00a05f0
Task: ubuntukylin-live