How to Install and Uninstall desktop-base Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "desktop-base" package

Learn how to install desktop-base on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                desktop-base
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "desktop-base" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall desktop-base on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                desktop-base
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the desktop-base package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: desktop-base
Version: 10.0.2
Installed-Size: 10867
Maintainer: Debian Desktop Team
Architecture: all
Depends: librsvg2-common, fonts-quicksand
Recommends: plymouth-label
Suggests: gnome | kde-standard | xfce4 | wmaker
Description: common files for the Debian Desktop
Description-md5: 803a1cfa10c4fe42fa50462e9b011bfb
Homepage: https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-desktop/
Tag: interface::graphical, interface::x11, made-of::icons, role::app-data,
role::program, suite::debian
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/desktop-base/desktop-base_10.0.2_all.deb
Size: 3165712
MD5sum: e7db8eb5458bc92aa8635a103b54e603
SHA256: 338687a3d3e012d3807360c6241e80818fc7c238ef481e37b01fc53897e06a15