How to Install and Uninstall dwm Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "dwm" package

Please follow the guidance below to install dwm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall dwm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dwm
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dwm package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: dwm
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 212
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hugo Lefeuvre
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.0-8
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libx11-6, libxinerama1
Recommends: suckless-tools, x11-xserver-utils, xterm | x-terminal-emulator
Filename: pool/universe/d/dwm/dwm_6.0-8_amd64.deb
Size: 34378
MD5sum: ae4005f7c9c14f800d381ee368228517
SHA1: fc3c21b4ef380d33933bbc742637f6c65a158fab
SHA256: 2adadb3696262a6342f340f8a56aaecbc4c7daf927211d686b61cf7f5817690e
Description-en: dynamic window manager
dwm is a minimalistic window manager. It manages windows in tiling and floating
modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, depending on the application in
use and the task performed.
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In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking column. The master
column contains the window which needs most attention at a time, whereas the
stacking column contains all other windows in a stack. Dialog windows are
managed floating, however.
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In floating mode windows can be resized and moved freely. Windows are grouped
by tags. All windows with a specific tag can be viewed at a time. But each
window may contain more than one tag, which makes it visible in several views.
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Please notice that dwm is currently customized through editing its source code,
so you probably want to build your own dwm packages. This package is compiled
with the default configuration and should just give you an idea about what dwm
brings to your desktop.
Description-md5: 8cb85e50ac4878fe7f313053f30e9329
Homepage: http://dwm.suckless.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu