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

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "metacity" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install metacity on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: metacity
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:3.18.7-0ubuntu0.3
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 736
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.3.0), metacity-common (= 1:3.18.7-0ubuntu0.3), zenity, libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.16.2), libgtop-2.0-10 (>= 2.22.3), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libmetacity-private3a (>= 3.17.1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libsm6, libstartup-notification0 (>= 0.7), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxinerama1, libxrandr2, libxrender1
Recommends: gnome-session | x-session-manager
Suggests: gnome-control-center (>= 1:3.4.0), xdg-user-dirs
Filename: pool/main/m/metacity/metacity_3.18.7-0ubuntu0.3_amd64.deb
Size: 245496
MD5sum: 9dc95ec70ab295d85b7e95610d6977d4
SHA1: 322776fd9e8af7d0ab2c6154d3b3ecb9f3c3bdfb
SHA256: 548be3b28f9550713f74638a6806309e1832b9828c42716f7f0e6d03e08961b6
SHA512: fea78b5207f517a8f1823ac064e96513e89675da762cf24c3bd3c0fe9a013dd44716431b958d404d3fb56fb00fce4b871e076ac88139ed71a42edc18f8ca40b2
Homepage: https://git.gnome.org/browse/metacity
Description-en: lightweight GTK+ window manager
Metacity is a small window manager, using GTK+ to do everything.
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As the author says, metacity is a "Boring window manager for the adult in
you. Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is
like Cheerios."
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This package contains the core binaries.
Description-md5: 06e64374861a42f6f96cc5a654ad56b1
Task: ubuntu-live, ubuntu-usb-live, edubuntu-live, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, edubuntu-usb-live, ubuntukylin-live
Supported: 5y

Package: metacity
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 727
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:3.18.3-1ubuntu3
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.3.0), metacity-common (= 1:3.18.3-1ubuntu3), zenity, libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.16.2), libgtop-2.0-10 (>= 2.22.3), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libmetacity-private3a (>= 3.17.1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libsm6, libstartup-notification0 (>= 0.7), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxinerama1, libxrandr2, libxrender1
Recommends: gnome-session | x-session-manager
Suggests: gnome-control-center (>= 1:3.4.0), xdg-user-dirs
Filename: pool/main/m/metacity/metacity_3.18.3-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 243026
MD5sum: b02eb1b3c6a204010e6ff1746c5bcfa4
SHA1: cc4f0013955723ae18ef0501fe094429a8b542e0
SHA256: c731f02abd79b74944716e91ee551d05bab5555787616d161668bef80d73bc78
Description-en: lightweight GTK+ window manager
Metacity is a small window manager, using GTK+ to do everything.
.
As the author says, metacity is a "Boring window manager for the adult in
you. Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is
like Cheerios."
.
This package contains the core binaries.
Description-md5: 06e64374861a42f6f96cc5a654ad56b1
Homepage: https://git.gnome.org/browse/metacity
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-live, ubuntu-usb-live, edubuntu-live, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, edubuntu-usb-live, ubuntukylin-live