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

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "metacity-common" package

This guide let you learn how to install metacity-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall metacity-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: metacity-common
Architecture: all
Version: 1:3.18.7-0ubuntu0.3
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Source: metacity
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1176
Depends: dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, sgml-base (>= 1.26+nmu2)
Breaks: gnome-accessibility-themes (<< 3.15.90), gnome-themes-standard-data (<< 3.15.90)
Replaces: gnome-accessibility-themes (<< 3.15.90), gnome-themes-standard-data (<< 3.15.90)
Filename: pool/main/m/metacity/metacity-common_3.18.7-0ubuntu0.3_all.deb
Size: 66966
MD5sum: 0c1997d229572df3eb1bd96c79f3f16f
SHA1: ed05816518a2fd1bdabd19785aec648b0594f41b
SHA256: a4a3bc42528e3b71b4d33b6153f616011483d37042de696fb6db0f6ad83ccfdd
SHA512: 4c10b91b6b178d88707c5ad2b8780166e35d4b69b0c06e3220cc37f46ff93fc5156497927f6a97bb2c514b7d4bad0b8f70a34841e9c6eb709d7093f05ea30c8e
Homepage: https://git.gnome.org/browse/metacity
Description-en: shared files for the Metacity 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 shared files.
Description-md5: 386fc245b801260f4b7c75b1915cb1ee
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: metacity-common
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Installed-Size: 1172
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: metacity
Version: 1:3.18.3-1ubuntu3
Replaces: gnome-accessibility-themes (<< 3.15.90), gnome-themes-standard-data (<< 3.15.90)
Depends: dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, sgml-base (>= 1.26+nmu2)
Breaks: gnome-accessibility-themes (<< 3.15.90), gnome-themes-standard-data (<< 3.15.90)
Filename: pool/main/m/metacity/metacity-common_3.18.3-1ubuntu3_all.deb
Size: 66912
MD5sum: 36fa0350845d8aab4b60e4e59f60815c
SHA1: 1ba1d419924499737c24f17cd5809f97b17f20ca
SHA256: bf75cf0d02859d84916bed6fd491786590bdac25ed0c370d40ce890254c36eb9
Description-en: shared files for the Metacity 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 shared files.
Description-md5: 386fc245b801260f4b7c75b1915cb1ee
Homepage: https://git.gnome.org/browse/metacity
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop