How To Install twm on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install twm on Debian 11. twm is Tab window manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install twm on Debian 11.

What is twm

twm is:

twm is a window manager for the X Window System. It provides title bars, shaped windows, several forms of icon management, user-defined macro functions, click-to-type and pointer-driven keyboard focus, and user-specified key and pointer button bindings.

There are three methods to install twm on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install twm Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install twm using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install twm

Install twm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install twm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install twm

Install twm 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install twm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install twm

How To Uninstall twm on Debian 11

To uninstall only the twm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove twm

Uninstall twm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall twm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove twm

Remove twm Configurations and Data

To remove twm configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge twm

Remove twm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove twm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge twm

Dependencies

twm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install twm package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.