How to Install and Uninstall gnome Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: April 23,2024

1. Install "gnome" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install gnome on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gnome
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gnome" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall gnome on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: gnome
Source: meta-gnome3
Version: 1:3.30+1
Installed-Size: 35
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: gnome-core (= 1:3.30+1), desktop-base, network-manager-gnome (>= 1.8), libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager, cheese (>= 3.30), file-roller (>= 3.30), gnome-calendar (>= 3.30), gnome-clocks (>= 3.30), gnome-color-manager (>= 3.30), gnome-documents (>= 3.30), gnome-getting-started-docs (>= 3.30), gnome-maps (>= 3.30), gnome-music (>= 3.30), shotwell | gnome-photos (>= 3.30), gnome-screenshot (>= 3.30), gnome-todo (>= 3.28), gnome-weather (>= 3.26), orca (>= 3.30), rygel-playbin (>= 0.36), rygel-tracker (>= 0.36), simple-scan (>= 3.30), vino (>= 3.22), avahi-daemon, evolution (>= 3.30), gnome-sound-recorder, gnome-tweaks (>= 3.30), libreoffice-gnome, libreoffice-writer, libreoffice-calc, libreoffice-impress, libgsf-bin, nautilus-sendto (>= 3.8), rhythmbox (>= 3.0), seahorse (>= 3.20), vinagre (>= 3.22), xdg-user-dirs-gtk, cups-pk-helper (>= 0.2), evolution-plugins (>= 3.22), gedit-plugins (>= 3.22), gstreamer1.0-libav (>= 1.10), gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly (>= 1.10), rhythmbox-plugins, rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder, totem-plugins
Recommends: nautilus-extension-brasero, gnome-games, transmission-gtk
Suggests: alacarte, empathy, gnome-remote-desktop, goobox | sound-juicer, polari, webext-ublock-origin, firefox-esr-l10n-all | firefox-l10n-all
Description: Full GNOME Desktop Environment, with extra components
Description-md5: 984c5028c0ccad6f8854b311229d0985
Tag: interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::metapackage, role::program,
suite::gnome, suite::gnu, uitoolkit::gtk, use::gameplaying,
x11::application
Section: metapackages
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/meta-gnome3/gnome_3.30+1_amd64.deb
Size: 26740
MD5sum: 910b163ac0f19c20548b11144bb881c5
SHA256: 9957623055024788aee22986b7b9a180e035dd5e024e5340db09c1ca1825d0c9