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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "xwayland" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xwayland on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall xwayland on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: xwayland
Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:1.20.4-1+deb10u5
Installed-Size: 4498
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:1.20.4-1+deb10u5), libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libbsd0 (>= 0.7.0), libc6 (>= 2.17), libdrm2 (>= 2.3.1), libegl1, libepoxy0 (>= 1.0), libgbm1 (>= 17.1.0~rc2), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), libgl1, libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.30.0), libselinux1 (>= 2.0.82), libsystemd0, libunwind8, libwayland-client0 (>= 1.9.91), libxau6, libxdmcp6, libxfont2 (>= 1:2.0.1), libxshmfence1
Description: Xwayland X server
Description-md5: 51bce0b4032e401f533c80a4cb12a569
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xwayland_1.20.4-1+deb10u5_amd64.deb
Size: 3075728
MD5sum: 940afbeeb06228ddd6b0c326a095edb2
SHA256: d629ddde52157671bf7ce6b6030b00329786cea60b83e77a66db3e9d18a16be2

Package: xwayland
Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:1.20.4-1+deb10u4
Installed-Size: 4497
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:1.20.4-1+deb10u4), libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libbsd0 (>= 0.7.0), libc6 (>= 2.17), libdrm2 (>= 2.3.1), libegl1, libepoxy0 (>= 1.0), libgbm1 (>= 17.1.0~rc2), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), libgl1, libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.30.0), libselinux1 (>= 2.0.82), libsystemd0, libunwind8, libwayland-client0 (>= 1.9.91), libxau6, libxdmcp6, libxfont2 (>= 1:2.0.1), libxshmfence1
Description: Xwayland X server
Description-md5: 51bce0b4032e401f533c80a4cb12a569
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg-server/xwayland_1.20.4-1+deb10u4_amd64.deb
Size: 3074204
MD5sum: 3aa05c0b96e63ed231ef3214965c4bca
SHA256: 62f43e470b54e5a147b8f86924b8383b58db72741e2befbc82f78560c84533c1