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

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "task-desktop" package

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


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall task-desktop on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: task-desktop
Source: tasksel
Version: 3.53
Installed-Size: 6
Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Architecture: all
Depends: tasksel (= 3.53), xorg, xserver-xorg-video-all, xserver-xorg-input-all, desktop-base
Recommends: task-gnome-desktop | task-xfce-desktop | task-kde-desktop | task-lxde-desktop | task-cinnamon-desktop | task-mate-desktop | task-lxqt-desktop, xdg-utils, avahi-daemon, libnss-mdns, anacron, eject, iw, alsa-utils, libu2f-udev, sudo, firefox | firefox-esr
Description: Debian desktop environment
Description-md5: 17cb4a1ed6025b48045cc576bf52317c
Section: tasks
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/t/tasksel/task-desktop_3.53_all.deb
Size: 1020
MD5sum: f43f6bc92857dfac4977d27e6a3274be
SHA256: 7c3832b5b5152b5a574305d4fffc8407a6890fbb650922fb765dafd19ec0d9e8