How to Install and Uninstall matchbox-window-manager Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "matchbox-window-manager" package

This tutorial shows how to install matchbox-window-manager on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                matchbox-window-manager
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "matchbox-window-manager" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall matchbox-window-manager on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: matchbox-window-manager
Priority: optional
Section: universe/embedded
Installed-Size: 299
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Moray Allan
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2-osso21-1
Replaces: matchbox (<< 1:0.8.2)
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libmatchbox1 (>= 1.7-1), libstartup-notification0 (>= 0.2), libx11-6, libxext6, libxsettings-client0
Filename: pool/universe/m/matchbox-window-manager/matchbox-window-manager_1.2-osso21-1_amd64.deb
Size: 79854
MD5sum: 952a807b90943ef61bfc61904d7ca576
SHA1: d598b0b1920e82479b209bc324355b0b10529be5
SHA256: e4acf5a7823adbe1e9e2764c72f4910d6ba156fe5aca517a8ae9e4ae1b3291dd
Description-en: window manager for resource-limited systems
Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop
embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else
for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.
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This package contains the Matchbox window manager.
Description-md5: f87b15fbd6f82a3cce31fa8cabd171c5
Homepage: http://matchbox-project.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu