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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "wmctrl" package

Please follow the steps below to install wmctrl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall wmctrl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: wmctrl
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 79
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jeroen Schot
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.07-7
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libx11-6, libxmu6
Filename: pool/universe/w/wmctrl/wmctrl_1.07-7_amd64.deb
Size: 21768
MD5sum: cf807b9b268c52b1fbd70ef5d8b1dfbf
SHA1: 1f48ebf67b842ac31c8b5f1be7e3bf06ce8cc396
SHA256: da829cafbb792986aadfb7ccc0c7cd02e47150692fbfa3ec2710f09e9799ff9f
Description-en: control an EWMH/NetWM compatible X Window Manager
Wmctrl is a command line tool to interact with an
EWMH/NetWM compatible X Window Manager (examples include
Enlightenment, icewm, kwin, metacity, and sawfish).
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Wmctrl provides command line access to almost all the features
defined in the EWMH specification. For example it can maximize
windows, make them sticky, set them to be always on top. It can
switch and resize desktops and perform many other useful
operations.
Description-md5: d7813ae91d5041816b91b694fdf32050
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://tomas.styblo.name/wmctrl/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master