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Quick installation of windowlab:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: windowlab
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install windowlab
Package Details | |
| Package: | windowlab |
| Version: | 1.40-1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.nickgravgaard.com/windowlab/ |
| Description: | small and simple Amiga-like window manager WindowLab is a Window Manager for the X Window System. Features include click-to-focus, a simple menu/taskbar combination and integration with Debian menu system and Xsessions subsystem. . WindowLab is incredibly fast and small. It is suitable for lightweight systems. Virtual desktops are easily contructed using the independent package "vdesk". Homepage: http://www.nickgravgaard.com/windowlab/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/x11 |
How to install windowlab on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If windowlab is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L windowlab' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L windowlab Package `windowlab' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing windowlab:
After system update use the following command to install windowlab:
sudo apt-get install windowlab
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove windowlab from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the windowlab from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the windowlab following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove windowlab
Following command is used to remove the windowlab package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove windowlab
This will remove windowlab and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing windowlab with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge windowlab
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove windowlab
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with windowlab package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
