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

Last updated: January 10,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xnest" package

This guide let you learn how to install xnest on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "xnest" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall xnest 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 xnest package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: xnest
Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5
Installed-Size: 3986
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Provides: xserver
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5), libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libbsd0 (>= 0.7.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.10.0), libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.13.2), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libsystemd0, libunwind8, libx11-6, libxau6 (>= 1:1.0.9), libxdmcp6, libxext6, libxfont2 (>= 1:2.0.1)
Recommends: libgl1-mesa-dri (>= 7.1~rc1)
Description: Nested X server
Description-md5: 8fb9e95ed5f9c018992a8cdc83935474
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Tag: interface::daemon, network::client, network::server, role::program,
x11::xserver
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg-server/xnest_21.1.7-3+deb12u5_amd64.deb
Size: 3012776
MD5sum: 43f63054b7c15ba9f253a8a08fbae1e2
SHA256: 1e22f138e9f88331977229f7763d8d19504e2030232c31d309b45b5231937c10