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

Last updated: July 06,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xorg" package

Learn how to install xorg on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall xorg on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xorg
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xorg package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: xorg
Version: 1:7.7+23
Installed-Size: 52
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Provides: x-window-system, x-window-system-core
Depends: xserver-xorg (>= 1:7.7+23), libgl1, libgl1-mesa-dri, libglu1-mesa, xfonts-base (>= 1:1.0.0-1), xfonts-100dpi (>= 1:1.0.0-1), xfonts-75dpi (>= 1:1.0.0-1), xfonts-scalable (>= 1:1.0.0-1), x11-apps, x11-session-utils, x11-utils, x11-xkb-utils, x11-xserver-utils, xauth, xinit, xfonts-utils, xkb-data, xorg-docs-core, xterm | x-terminal-emulator
Suggests: xorg-docs, x11-xfs-utils
Description: X.Org X Window System
Description-md5: f5abde5fb283cb96048a3d3a5fe06e17
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Tag: hardware::input, hardware::video, interface::graphical, interface::x11,
network::server, role::dummy, role::metapackage, role::program,
use::driver, x11::application, x11::xserver
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg/xorg_7.7+23_amd64.deb
Size: 39148
MD5sum: ab64efe134cde3ec295178211381592d
SHA256: e09ce79f3789677df857b922f65dfc92202bed27bfa471f686be6a07580dc5e5