How To Install mwm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mwm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mwm
mwm is:
Motif is the industry standard GUI component toolkit for *NIX.
This package contains the Motif Window Manager, which has a clear but classical appearance. It is accompanied by xmbind, which is used to configure virtual key/mouse-bindings for Motif.
There are three methods to install mwm 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 mwm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mwm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mwm
Install mwm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mwm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mwm
Install mwm 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 mwm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mwm
How To Uninstall mwm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mwm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mwm
Uninstall mwm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mwm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mwm
Remove mwm Configurations and Data
To remove mwm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mwm
Remove mwm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mwm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mwm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mwm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.