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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "gnome-shell" package

This tutorial shows how to install gnome-shell on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall gnome-shell on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: gnome-shell
Version: 3.30.2-11~deb10u2
Installed-Size: 3338
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: notification-daemon, polkit-1-auth-agent
Depends: evolution-data-server (>= 3.17.2), gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0, gir1.2-atspi-2.0 (>= 2.9.91), gir1.2-freedesktop, gir1.2-gcr-3 (>= 3.7.5), gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0 (>= 3.12), gir1.2-gdm-1.0 (>= 3.18.2), gir1.2-geoclue-2.0, gir1.2-glib-2.0 (>= 1.56.0), gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 (>= 3.12.0), gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0 (>= 3.27.90), gir1.2-gtk-3.0 (>= 3.16), gir1.2-gweather-3.0 (>= 3.25.91), gir1.2-ibus-1.0 (>= 1.5.2), gir1.2-mutter-3 (>= 3.30.0), gir1.2-nm-1.0, gir1.2-nma-1.0, gir1.2-pango-1.0, gir1.2-polkit-1.0, gir1.2-rsvg-2.0, gir1.2-soup-2.4 (>= 2.40.1), gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 (>= 0.99), gjs (>= 1.47.90), gnome-backgrounds (>= 3.13.90), gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.16.0), gnome-shell-common (= 3.30.2-11~deb10u2), gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.27.90), libglib2.0-bin (>= 2.53.0), mutter (>= 3.30.0), python3, dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, libatk-bridge2.0-0 (>= 2.5.3), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.28), libcairo2 (>= 1.14.0), libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libcroco3 (>= 0.6.2), libecal-1.2-19 (>= 3.17), libedataserver-1.2-23 (>= 3.17.2), libgcr-base-3-1 (>= 3.8.0), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libgirepository-1.0-1 (>= 1.35.9), libgjs0g (>= 1.54.3), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.57.2), libgstreamer1.0-0 (>= 1.4.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.21.6), libical3 (>= 3.0.0), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 0.13.2), libmutter-3-0 (>= 3.30.0), libnm0 (>= 1.0.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.37.2), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpolkit-agent-1-0 (>= 0.99), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.94), libpulse-mainloop-glib0 (>= 0.99.1), libpulse0 (>= 0.99.1), libsecret-1-0 (>= 0.7), libstartup-notification0 (>= 0.11), libsystemd0, libx11-6, libxfixes3
Recommends: bolt (>= 0.3), chrome-gnome-shell, gdm3 (>= 3.10.0.1-3~), gkbd-capplet, gnome-control-center (>= 1:3.25.2), gnome-user-docs, iio-sensor-proxy, switcheroo-control, unzip
Suggests: gir1.2-telepathyglib-0.12, gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2 (>= 0.8.0)
Conflicts: gnome-screensaver (<< 3.6)
Breaks: gdm3 (<< 3.19.92), gnome-session (<< 3.19), gnome-shell-extension-autohidetopbar (<< 20180511-2~), gnome-shell-extension-caffeine (<< 0~git20171229-3~), gnome-shell-extension-dash-to-panel (<< 15-1.1~), gnome-shell-extension-dashtodock (<< 64), gnome-shell-extension-multi-monitors (<< 0.00~git20171014.1.df5d6e4-1.1~), gnome-shell-extension-pixelsaver (<< 1.10+git20161217-49f47bf-1.1~), gnome-shell-extension-taskbar (<< 57.0-2.1~), gnome-shell-extension-top-icons-plus (<< 21-4~), gnome-shell-extension-workspaces-to-dock (<< 45-1.1~), gnome-shell-pomodoro (<< 0.13.4-2.1~)
Description: graphical shell for the GNOME desktop
Description-md5: 51a5a94e6b632e350489b7b8d27ab9fc
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShell
Tag: implemented-in::c, implemented-in::ecmascript, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, role::program, uitoolkit::gtk
Section: gnome
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-shell/gnome-shell_3.30.2-11~deb10u2_amd64.deb
Size: 704760
MD5sum: 701ebdb28f277b94179195601a044703
SHA256: ffbd1beb1dda44e444d4645aad41df65b638435d642f85dc54aaa31621ad4f11