How to Install and Uninstall x11-common Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: September 19,2024

You can also install and uninstall the x11-common on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "x11-common" package

This is a short guide on how to install x11-common on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "x11-common" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall x11-common 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 x11-common package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: x11-common
Source: xorg
Version: 1:7.7+23
Installed-Size: 308
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: all
Depends: lsb-base (>= 1.3-9ubuntu2)
Description: X Window System (X.Org) infrastructure
Description-md5: c3a0735e67df3065d7cbf88aa39b7ec7
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Tag: admin::configuring, implemented-in::shell, interface::x11,
role::app-data, role::program, scope::utility, x11::library,
x11::xserver
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg/x11-common_7.7+23_all.deb
Size: 252272
MD5sum: 59b8e70b264bfcc5f5eaff9fc839a513
SHA256: fc97c2f4495eb33a77501c7960928c0d2001e5c4b2aa438f1713e2082c23bacd