How To Install i3-wm-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install i3-wm-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is i3-wm-dbg
i3-wm-dbg is:
Debugging symbols for the i3 window manager. Please install this to produce useful backtraces before creating new tickets. Build-Ids: 38988973981360a83ab18913bb6c8f1a95f28136 638df13e0837637aab7dc083d4e5cfadb66e6786 9ae27e29c74826c6673b3a43393e2600ea0d0812 a7c0aad3fd28feb826cf7f105a6b8f082d2c79ea b9938e0eeab14f68a382ad0a670dca8d09cba7fd bf0d7d7e32bb9afd42b50eea3751af08a8f1d266 db209369d93930bb7c153cb02063471732b63466
There are three methods to install i3-wm-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install i3-wm-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install i3-wm-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install i3-wm-dbg
Install i3-wm-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install i3-wm-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install i3-wm-dbg
Install i3-wm-dbg Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install i3-wm-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install i3-wm-dbg
How To Uninstall i3-wm-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the i3-wm-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove i3-wm-dbg
Uninstall i3-wm-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall i3-wm-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove i3-wm-dbg
Remove i3-wm-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove i3-wm-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge i3-wm-dbg
Remove i3-wm-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove i3-wm-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge i3-wm-dbg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install i3-wm-dbg package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
