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

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "xorg" package

This guide let you learn how to install xorg on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

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


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

Package: xorg
Version: 1:7.7+19
Installed-Size: 52
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Provides: x-window-system, x-window-system-core
Depends: xserver-xorg (>= 1:7.7+19), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libgl1-mesa-dri, libglu1-mesa, xfonts-base (>= 1:1.0.0-1), xfonts-100dpi (>= 1:1.0.0-1), xfonts-75dpi (>= 1:1.0.0-1), xfonts-scalable (>= 1:1.0.0-1), x11-apps, x11-session-utils, x11-utils, x11-xkb-utils, x11-xserver-utils, xauth, xinit, xfonts-utils, xkb-data, xorg-docs-core, xterm | x-terminal-emulator
Suggests: xorg-docs, x11-xfs-utils
Description: X.Org X Window System
Description-md5: f5abde5fb283cb96048a3d3a5fe06e17
Homepage: http://www.x.org/
Tag: hardware::input, hardware::video, interface::graphical, interface::x11,
network::server, role::dummy, role::metapackage, role::program,
use::driver, x11::application, x11::xserver
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg/xorg_7.7+19_amd64.deb
Size: 38432
MD5sum: 499b867081e259c8492d9708f7e0f678
SHA256: 9e8895416d4ee10ab504fe881b9e66b6e65737ef227a4ee480958460f910d24f