How To Install i3pystatus on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install i3pystatus on Ubuntu 22.04. i3pystatus is Large collection of status modules compatible with i3bar

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install i3pystatus on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is i3pystatus

i3pystatus is:

from the i3 window manager.

There are three methods to install i3pystatus on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install i3pystatus Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install i3pystatus using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install i3pystatus

Install i3pystatus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install i3pystatus using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install i3pystatus

Install i3pystatus 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 i3pystatus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install i3pystatus

How To Uninstall i3pystatus on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the i3pystatus package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove i3pystatus

Uninstall i3pystatus And Its Dependencies

To uninstall i3pystatus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove i3pystatus

Remove i3pystatus Configurations and Data

To remove i3pystatus configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge i3pystatus

Remove i3pystatus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove i3pystatus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge i3pystatus

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install i3pystatus package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.