How to Install and Uninstall gnome Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: December 21,2024

You can also install and uninstall the gnome on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

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1. Install "gnome" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install gnome on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gnome" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall gnome on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnome package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: gnome
Source: meta-gnome3
Version: 1:43+1
Installed-Size: 14
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: gnome-core (= 1:43+1), desktop-base, libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager, network-manager-gnome (>= 1.8), cheese (>= 3.38), file-roller (>= 3.38), gnome-calendar (>= 3.38), gnome-clocks (>= 3.38), gnome-color-manager (>= 3.36), gnome-maps (>= 3.38), gnome-music (>= 3.36), shotwell | gnome-photos (>= 3.36), gnome-weather (>= 3.36), orca (>= 3.38), rygel-playbin (>= 0.36), rygel-tracker (>= 0.36), simple-scan (>= 3.36), avahi-daemon, evolution (>= 3.36), gnome-sound-recorder, gnome-tweaks (>= 3.30), libgsf-bin, libreoffice-gnome, libreoffice-writer, libreoffice-calc, libreoffice-impress, rhythmbox (>= 3.0), seahorse (>= 3.36), xdg-user-dirs-gtk, cups-pk-helper (>= 0.2), evolution-plugins (>= 3.36), gstreamer1.0-libav (>= 1.10), gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly (>= 1.10), rhythmbox-plugins, rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder, totem-plugins
Recommends: gnome-games, gnome-initial-setup, gnome-remote-desktop, transmission-gtk
Suggests: alacarte, empathy, firefox-esr-l10n-all | firefox-l10n-all, goobox | sound-juicer, polari, vinagre (>= 3.22), webext-ublock-origin-firefox | webext-ublock-origin-chromium
Description: Full GNOME Desktop Environment, with extra components
Description-md5: 984c5028c0ccad6f8854b311229d0985
Tag: interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::metapackage, role::program,
suite::gnome, suite::gnu, uitoolkit::gtk, use::gameplaying,
x11::application
Section: metapackages
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/meta-gnome3/gnome_43+1_amd64.deb
Size: 5820
MD5sum: 64b1d8e0ce8d63fc7c1120b99d946bc9
SHA256: 202915df40dede6d6c50be69e6ccf0dc28068d3946b1da0bff86c15f49203339