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

Last updated: February 23,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xserver-xorg-legacy" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xserver-xorg-legacy
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xserver-xorg-legacy" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall xserver-xorg-legacy on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: xserver-xorg-legacy
Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5
Installed-Size: 2474
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: x11-common (<< 1:7.7+10~), xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.17.2-3~)
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5), libc6 (>= 2.34), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Breaks: x11-common (<< 1:7.7+10~), xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.17.2-3~)
Description: setuid root Xorg server wrapper
Description-md5: a49fa8443df84effdf1fd36e26ad0f94
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-legacy_21.1.7-3+deb12u5_amd64.deb
Size: 2387976
MD5sum: 96d1a579d6c219df7b82042e8d19599b
SHA256: ba93d9cdc95d4b54ac0b8914f3fa11e4f87ea3666131cd2cbdaac09692987d15