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

Last updated: May 08,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xorg-server-source" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install xorg-server-source on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xorg-server-source
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xorg-server-source" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall xorg-server-source on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: xorg-server-source
Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5
Installed-Size: 7313
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: all
Description: Xorg X server - source files
Description-md5: 6be9dae6db2bfd4321ce1a5c689cbeb4
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg-server/xorg-server-source_21.1.7-3+deb12u5_all.deb
Size: 7397832
MD5sum: 8aeb28c56187f9fb17f05ffbdc6ab286
SHA256: ed584216d758a2430bbc7a3eb05f354f425d5d4543d6c41fbd2ab1e108b32fc9