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

Last updated: December 23,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xserver-common" package

Please follow the guidance below to install xserver-common on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xserver-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xserver-common" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall xserver-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 xserver-common package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: xserver-common
Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5
Installed-Size: 2443
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: all
Replaces: xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.5.2)
Depends: x11-common, xkb-data, x11-xkb-utils
Recommends: xfonts-base, xauth
Description: common files used by various X servers
Description-md5: be03943b6955ee9fae7163ad516c772f
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Tag: role::app-data
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-common_21.1.7-3+deb12u5_all.deb
Size: 2382540
MD5sum: b9e7ea8ea58ee8d537b42e65f35d3a1d
SHA256: 967b8a48e7d13b70c012551b533e287f77eb4f59befc44895d90c3b8ffcedfdb