How To Install fvwm3 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fvwm3 on Debian 12.
What is fvwm3
fvwm3 is:
FVWM3 is a powerful ICCCM2 compliant multiple virtual desktop window manager for the X Window System. FVWM3 is the successor to FVWM 2.x, which was originally (a looooong time ago!) derived from TWM. FVWM3 is intended to have a small memory footprint but a rich feature set, be extremely customizable and extendible, and have a high degree of Motif MWM compatibility.
There are three methods to install fvwm3 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fvwm3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fvwm3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fvwm3
Install fvwm3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fvwm3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fvwm3
Install fvwm3 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 fvwm3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fvwm3
How To Uninstall fvwm3 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fvwm3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fvwm3
Uninstall fvwm3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fvwm3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fvwm3
Remove fvwm3 Configurations and Data
To remove fvwm3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fvwm3
Remove fvwm3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fvwm3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fvwm3
Dependencies
fvwm3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fvwm3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
