How To Install i3-wm-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install i3-wm-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
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.
There are three methods to install i3-wm-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. 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 18.04
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 18.04, 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 18.04 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 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
