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

Last updated: November 23,2024

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

Please follow the guidance below to install swayidle on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall swayidle 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 swayidle package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: swayidle
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.7-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sway and related packages team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 55
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libsystemd0 (>= 237), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.9.91), libwayland-server0 (>= 1.0.2)
Filename: pool/universe/s/swayidle/swayidle_1.7-1_amd64.deb
Size: 16692
MD5sum: 7ad96c16650c5b2641f5e04c793935e9
SHA1: eb25d19489f17591b9a7e8ce7f061abd171f946f
SHA256: 1f6991f13065d0a684e2ff31ce1ddafd536599db93fa0f83d325ac6dfc7ab3f4
SHA512: 89932edc5ebdb1399fb917149048878be9386023756396473621db975e60f29255f4c64a8b8d70c78e3ac7d191002201a7e6ff9a3c03dd07ceef1b0d9c9290fd
Homepage: https://github.com/swaywm/swayidle
Description: Idle management daemon for Wayland
Description-md5: 07de59389d26ee9e8828f6095adfabaa