How to Install and Uninstall task-desktop Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 11,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "task-desktop" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install task-desktop on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                task-desktop
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "task-desktop" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall task-desktop 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 task-desktop package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: task-desktop
Source: tasksel
Version: 3.73
Installed-Size: 6
Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Architecture: all
Depends: tasksel (= 3.73), xorg, xserver-xorg-video-all, xserver-xorg-input-all, desktop-base
Recommends: task-gnome-desktop | task-xfce-desktop | task-kde-desktop | task-lxde-desktop | task-gnome-flashback-desktop | task-cinnamon-desktop | task-mate-desktop | task-lxqt-desktop, xdg-utils, fonts-symbola, avahi-daemon, libnss-mdns, anacron, eject, iw, alsa-utils, sudo, firefox | firefox-esr, cups
Description: Debian desktop environment
Description-md5: 17cb4a1ed6025b48045cc576bf52317c
Section: tasks
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/t/tasksel/task-desktop_3.73_all.deb
Size: 1036
MD5sum: 610b85bd313d60374456fca6b9077ca8
SHA256: b9aace77296e6d8115757a2217d16837019620bb738eebe9098dce85ecd57fd1