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

Last updated: May 04,2024

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

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1. Install "gnome-session" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gnome-session" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall gnome-session 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-session package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: gnome-session
Version: 43.0-1+deb12u1
Installed-Size: 128
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: all
Replaces: gnome-session-bin (<< 3.37.0-2~)
Provides: x-session-manager
Depends: gnome-session-bin (<< 44~), gnome-session-bin (>= 43.0-1+deb12u1), gnome-session-common (= 43.0-1+deb12u1), gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.37.0), gnome-shell (>= 3.37.91), xdg-desktop-portal-gnome | xdg-desktop-portal-backend
Suggests: desktop-base, gnome-keyring
Breaks: gnome-initial-setup (<< 3.37.90), gnome-session-bin (<< 3.37.0-2~)
Description: GNOME Session Manager - GNOME 3 session
Description-md5: 7cfb8372c3ddbf9bd501f540d336a524
Tag: interface::daemon, interface::graphical, interface::x11,
network::server, role::program, suite::gnome, uitoolkit::gtk,
x11::application
Section: gnome
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-session/gnome-session_43.0-1+deb12u1_all.deb
Size: 25212
MD5sum: ae89c0ffdf5094e5ffca81a05ccac58d
SHA256: a4aecb27e141668431ed542368581c9ca41912df9e5934d553e477ca877b5dd7