How to Install and Uninstall i3-wm Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "i3-wm" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install i3-wm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                i3-wm
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "i3-wm" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall i3-wm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: i3-wm
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 1769
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Stapelberg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.11-1
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.4-5~), libev4 (>= 1:4.04), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), 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 (>= 1.3), libxcb-util1 (>= 0.4.0), libxcb-xinerama0, libxcb-xkb1, libxcb1 (>= 1.6), libxkbcommon-x11-0 (>= 0.5.0), libxkbcommon0 (>= 0.5.0), libyajl2 (>= 2.0.4), perl, x11-utils
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_4.11-1_amd64.deb
Size: 612696
MD5sum: df4b1934e48fdf66aa9e8779791b9edb
SHA1: 793d8157b96fd7fd2e239a8ceb7fb5c77545e5fb
SHA256: 160673871d273637bb74a661bd50d54a5ad0a9f7d6ab00070e1d14ef2fe8a7ba
Description-en: improved dynamic tiling window manager
Key features of i3 are good documentation, reasonable defaults (changeable in
a simple configuration file) and good multi-monitor support. The user
interface is designed for power users and emphasizes keyboard usage. i3 uses
XCB for asynchronous communication with X11 and aims to be fast and
light-weight.
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Please be aware i3 is primarily targeted at advanced users and developers.
Description-md5: 2be7e62f455351435b1e055745d3e81c
Homepage: http://i3wm.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu