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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "xserver-xorg" package

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


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall xserver-xorg on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: xserver-xorg
Source: xorg
Version: 1:7.7+19
Installed-Size: 238
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Provides: xserver
Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.17.2-2), xserver-xorg-video-all | xorg-driver-video, xserver-xorg-input-all | xorg-driver-input, xkb-data (>= 1.4), x11-xkb-utils
Recommends: libgl1-mesa-dri, xserver-xorg-legacy
Description: X.Org X server
Description-md5: 3d8c1d268e8af6b69f54d86fbd5a3939
Homepage: http://www.x.org/
Tag: hardware::input, hardware::video, interface::daemon, network::server,
role::metapackage, role::program, use::driver, x11::xserver
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg/xserver-xorg_7.7+19_amd64.deb
Size: 93702
MD5sum: 8ea835a713c7d3203e211edc80f16e71
SHA256: e9f6520d747cb5080ed9839ab2ea5f73f47627087bb3490425e0416a74dcb7cb