How to Install and Uninstall xserver-common Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "xserver-common" package

This is a short guide on how to install xserver-common on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xserver-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xserver-common" package

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


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

Package: xserver-common
Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:1.20.4-1+deb10u5
Installed-Size: 2300
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: all
Replaces: xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.5.2)
Depends: x11-common, xkb-data, x11-xkb-utils
Description: common files used by various X servers
Description-md5: be03943b6955ee9fae7163ad516c772f
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Multi-Arch: foreign
Recommends: xfonts-base, xauth
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-common_1.20.4-1+deb10u5_all.deb
Size: 2235108
MD5sum: ae05e971374138950c533392785baaa3
SHA256: d7c87fb93fe01367d8f4af017021bca5536c4f2aa0d4c248eebdaaf127efe3aa

Package: xserver-common
Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:1.20.4-1+deb10u4
Installed-Size: 2299
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: all
Replaces: xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.5.2)
Depends: x11-common, xkb-data, x11-xkb-utils
Recommends: xfonts-base, xauth
Description: common files used by various X servers
Description-md5: be03943b6955ee9fae7163ad516c772f
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Tag: role::app-data
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-common_1.20.4-1+deb10u4_all.deb
Size: 2234992
MD5sum: 018f35d0fc2e812bdfb307a29218a7c4
SHA256: c0c8422a7dd83ca81f69c5a3320e848590c3f256e57e05b2088ae2828d42951f