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

Last updated: May 17,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "lxde" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "lxde" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall lxde 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 lxde package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: lxde
Source: lxde-metapackages
Version: 11
Installed-Size: 10
Maintainer: Debian LXDE Maintainers
Architecture: all
Depends: galculator | gnome-calculator, gpicview, mousepad | leafpad, lxappearance, lxappearance-obconf, lxde-core, lxde-icon-theme, lxhotkey-gtk, lxinput, lxrandr, lxsession-edit, lxterminal, xarchiver
Recommends: connman-gtk | network-manager-gnome | wicd, deluge | transmission-gtk, evince | pdf-viewer, gnome-disk-utility, smplayer | vlc | mplayer-gui, gnome-colors, gnome-system-tools, gucharmap, firefox-esr | firefox | www-browser, lightdm | x-display-manager, lxmusic | audacious, lxpolkit, menu-xdg, parcellite | clipit | copyq, numlockx, usermode, xserver-xorg
Suggests: gimp, libreoffice, lxlauncher, lxtask, package-update-indicator, pidgin, xfce4-power-manager
Description: metapackage for LXDE
Description-md5: 8aedef70e6e5380e7397504f45387693
Homepage: http://www.lxde.org/
Tag: interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::metapackage, role::program,
scope::suite, suite::TODO, uitoolkit::gtk
Section: metapackages
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/lxde-metapackages/lxde_11_all.deb
Size: 4740
MD5sum: 9fbb2d6d37aa7e455fa7cdffc56ab2dd
SHA256: 6ce2e2aa21b6901e706ce9e65a9d39d68186dcc4808597a049a98c6b09b53294